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 The applications of the CANDIE            

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 Single Domain Model Two-way Nested Model Multiple Two-way Nested Model

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November 11, 2003
 

  CANDIE-Canadian Version of Diecast (Sheng, et al., 1998):

      a. Three-dimensional, baroclinic and fully nonlinear.
      b. Prognostic (i.e., model computes T and S, together with currents)
      c. Computationally efficient.
      d. Has been applied to many other regions (Sheng, 2001, Lu et al., 2000,
          Sheng et al., 2001, Sheng, 2002, etc).
 
  Model resolution:
      a. Horizontal resolution: depends on the requirement of the models
      b. Vertical resolution is non-uniform with total 31 z-levels. The top 5
          z-levels are located at 5,16,29,44,61 m.
  Initial conditions:
      a. Three-dimensional, monthly mean T/S climatology.
      b. Zero velocity.
 
  External forcings:
      a.  Surface wind stress (COADS 0.5-by-0.5 climatology).
      b.  Surface heat flux    (COADS 0.5-by-0.5 climatology).
      c.  Sea surface temperature and salinity (SST, SSS).
      d.  Currents through the open boundaries calculated by a coarse resolution model
 

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