resolution: 33 vertical levels ( various discretization schemes)
Model domain:
Lat : from 41 to 46.7 °N ; Long: from 28 to 42 °E
Bathymetry: ETOPO 5’ slightly smoothed / corrected
Forcing:
6h re-analysis data ( 8 parameters): Wind (U,V), SL pressure, SL air temperature, SL specific humidity, precipitation, Long wave radiation, Short wave radiation
[sources: NCEP, (low-res), DFS5.2 (low-res), SKIRION (high res)]
Lateral boundaries: rivers and Bosphorous (in-out),
monthly data
NEMO: 3-D, Baroclinic, hydrostatic, Arakawa C grid.
VERTICAL GRIDS
Standard vertical grids in NEMO:
z-level (a) ,
sigma/s-level (b) ,
z-on-top-of-sigma (c)