0.9o and 1/3o simulations of the North and Equatorial Atlantic to investigate the impact of lateral boundary conditions and horizontal resolution on North Atlantic water mass transformations and pathways in MICOM. (L. Smith)
Study of the impact of the use of sigma2 vs.
sigmatheta as the vertical coordinate and of the inclusion of
thermobaric effects.
(E. Chassignet)
Investigation of the low frequency variability in mode water formation, and of the impact of surface flux parameterizations on the model's thermodynamic adjustment. (A. Paiva)