Model Documentation

• 1. Governing Equations
  • 1.1. Primitive Equations
  • 1.2. Quasi-Hydrostatic Equations
  • 1.3. Wave-averaged Equations
  • 1.4. Non-Hydrostatic, Non-Boussinesq Equations
• 2. Model variables
  • 2.1. Domain variables (grid.h)
  • 2.2. Barotropic variables (ocean2d.h)
  • 2.3. Tri-dimensionnal variables (ocean3d.h)
  • 2.4. Surface forcing (forces.h)
• 3. Grid and Coordinates
  • 3.1. Vertical Grid parameters
  • 3.2. Grid staggering
  • 3.3. Wetting-Drying
• 4. Numerics
  • 4.1. Overview
  • 4.2. Time Stepping
  • 4.3. Advection Schemes
  • 4.4. Pressure gradient
  • 4.5. Equation of State
  • 4.6. Wetting and Drying
  • 4.7. Non-Boussinesq Solver
• 5. Parametrizations
  • 5.1. Vertical mixing parametrizations
  • 5.2. Horizontal diffusion
  • 5.3. Bottom friction
• 6. Parallelisation
  • 6.1. Parallel strategy overview
  • 6.2. Variable placement for staggered grids
  • 6.3. Loops and indexes for staggered grids
  • 6.4. Halo layer exchanges
  • 6.5. Dealing with outputs
  • 6.6. Run with GPU
• 7. Atmospheric Surface Boundary Layer
• 8. Open boundaries conditions
  • 8.1. OBC
  • 8.2. Sponge Layer
  • 8.3. Nudging layers
  • 8.4. Lateral forcing
• 9. Rivers
• 10. Tides
• 11. Wavemaker
  • 11.1. Formulation
  • 11.2. Input parameters
  • 11.3. JONSWAP spectrum
• 12. Nesting Capabilities
• 13. Other modules : sediment models, flow-obstruction models, biology models
  • 13.1. Bottom Boundary Layer model
  • 13.2. Sediment models
  • 13.3. OBSTRUCTIONS module : flow in presence of various obstructions
  • 13.4. Biogeochemical models
  • 13.5. Lagrangian floats
• 14. Coupling CROCO with other models
  • 14.1. OASIS philosophy
  • 14.2. Detailed OASIS implementation
  • 14.3. Coupled variables
  • 14.4. Grids
• 15. I/O and Online Diagnostics
  • 15.1. General ouptut options
  • 15.2. Advanced diagnostics options
• 16. Testing CROCO
  • 16.1. Test Script
  • 16.2. Review of test cases
• 17. Appendices
  • 17.1. cppdefs.h
  • 17.2. croco.in
  • 17.3. Comparison of ROMS and CROCO versions