Abstract:

The 1/50 deg Northern Gulf of Mexico HYCOM (NGOM-HYCOM) is nested in the NRL's 1/25 deg Gulf of Mexico HYCOM (GOM-HYCOM). NGOM-HYCOM is forced with the 3hourly COAMPS atmospheric forcing and has 30 vertical hybrid layers with extra upper layers to accomodate self circulation. Seventeen rivers are implemented with daily discharges. This dataset contains daily surface variables (ssh and surface salinity) from day 116 (Apr 25) to day 265 (Sept 21) of 2008. More details of model description can be obtained from Villy Kourafalou: vkourafalou@rsmas.miami.edu.

Suggested Citation:

Kourafalou, Villy. 2014. NGOM-HYCOM 1/50 sea surface height, salinity, N. Shelf and DeSoto Canyon, 4/24-9/20, 2008. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N79G5JT9

Publications:

Androulidakis, Y. S., & Kourafalou, V. H. (2013). On the processes that influence the transport and fate of Mississippi waters under flooding outflow conditions. Ocean Dynamics, 63(2-3), 143–164. doi:10.1007/s10236-012-0587-8

Purpose:

To develop a regional 3D Earth System Model that includes interfacial exchange processes between sediment, water, and atmosphere; biogeochemical processes, the transport of organisms, and the effects of petroleum hydrocarbons on all of these processes.

Data Parameters and Units:

Sea surface height (m), salinity netCDF ssh files (MT, Date, Latitude, Longitude, ssh) and surface files (MT, Date, Latitude, Longitude, sss)

Individual Files: