CANDIE: A New Version of the DieCAST Ocean Circulation Model

Abstract The development and verification of a new version of the DieCAST ocean circulation model to be referred to as CANDIE (Canadian Diecast) are considered. Both CANDIE and DieCAST have many features in common with the well-known Modular Ocean Model (MOM) of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. Of particular relevance to the present study are the rigid-lid approximation and the use of standard Cartesian coordinates. The DieCAST formulation in terms of the surface pressure, rather than the volume transport streamfunction, is also used in CANDIE to reduce numerical sensitivity to ocean depth variations. The major difference between MOM and DieCAST is the use of a mixed C and A grid formulation in DieCAST rather than the B grid formulation used in MOM. CANDIE differs from DieCAST in the use of a standard C grid formulation and a reduction in the magnitude of the time truncation error associated with the implicit treatment of the Coriolis force. The implementation of the rigid-lid approximation is r...

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