NHSE Software Catalog

McCalpin's 2-D Quasigeostrophic Box Model

url

ftp://perelandra.cms.udel.edu/models/qgbox/qgbox.tar.Z

author

McCalpin / mccalpin@perelandra.cms.udel.edu

version

2.3

abstract

Two-dimensional, reduced-gravity quasigeostrophic box model for simulating mid-latitude
wind-driven ocean circulation.

description

ftp://perelandra.cms.udel.edu/models/qgbox/README

contact

McCalpin / mccalpin@perelandra.cms.udel.edu

keywords

quasigeostrophic box model; ocean circulation;
application program; environmental science

environment

The model is written using the FWEB processor.

application

ocean circulation simulation