Modelling ocean circulation processes in the MIT general circulation model using nen

Abstract

Previous work by Reitsma and Albrecht (2005, 2006) and Reitsma and Dubayah (2006) documented the development and implementation of a new process-based data model, called nen. This paper extends that work by applying the data model to a small subsection of the data generated by the MITgcm general circulation model. The data was generated as a text file output by the MITgcm by modifying the model code. This file was then converted into nen data using a Java package. Consideration is given to the possible applications of this methodology to improve interoperability between models, and in the context of the Semantic web.