This is a list of ocean circulation models, as used in physical oceanography. Ocean circulation models can also be used to study chemical oceanography, biological oceanography, geological oceanography, and climate science.
Acronym Full name ADCIRC ADvanced CIRCulation model COCO CCSR (Center for Climate System Research) Ocean Component Model COHERENS COupled Hydrodynamical Ecological model for REgioNal Shelf seas FVCOM Finite Volume Community Ocean Model FESOM AWI Finite-Element/volumE Sea ice-Ocean Model FRAM Fine Resolution Antarctic Ocean Model HOPE The Hamburg Ocean Primitive Equation General Circulation Model Wolff J-O, Maier-Reimer E, Legutke S (1997) The Hamburg Ocean Primitive Equation Model HOPE. DKRZ report 13, Hamburg, Germany, . HYCOM HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model LSG The Hamburg Large Scale Geostrophic Ocean General Circulation Model Maier-Reimer E, Mikolajewicz U (1992) The Hamburg Large Scale Geostrophic Ocean General Circulation Model (Cycle 1). DKRZ report 2, Hamburg, Germany, . MICOM Miami Isopycnic Coordinate Ocean Model MITgcm M.I.T. General Circulation Model MOHID MOdelo HIDrodinâmico MOM GFDL Modular Ocean Model MOMA MOM for Array Processors OCCAM Ocean Circulation and Climate Advanced Ocean Model NEMO Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean OPYC The Ocean IsoPYCnal General Circulation Model Oberhuber JM (1993) Simulation of the Atlantic circulation with a coupled sea ice-mixed layer-isopycnal general circulation model, part I: model description. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 23, 808–829 .Oberhuber JM (1993) The OPYC Ocean General Circulation Model. DKRZ report 7, Hamburg, Germany, . POM Princeton Ocean Model POP The Parallel Ocean Program ROMS The Regional Ocean Modeling SystemVerosVersatile Ocean Simulator in Pure Python
Integrated ocean modeling systems Integrated ocean modeling systems use multiple coupled models. This coupling allows researchers to understand processes that happen among multiple systems that are usually modeled independently, such as the ocean, atmosphere, waves, and sediments. Integrated ocean modeling systems is helpful for specific regions: for example, the ESPreSSO model is used to study the Mid-Atlantic Bight region. Integrated ocean modeling systems often use data from buoys and weather stations for atmospheric forcing and boundary conditions. Two examples of integrated ocean modeling systems are:
COAWST: Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Wave Sediment Transport Modeling System (uses ROMS as its ocean circulation component). ESPreSSO: Experimental System for Predicting Shelf and Slope Optics (uses ROMS as its ocean circulation component).
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