1 | :Release: |release| |
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2 | :Date: |today| |
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3 | :SVN rev.: |revision| |
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5 | NEMO_ for *Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean* is a state-of-the-art modelling framework for |
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6 | research activities and forecasting services in ocean and climate sciences, |
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7 | developed in a sustainable way by a European consortium since 2008. |
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8 | |
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9 | .. contents:: |
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10 | :local: |
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11 | |
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12 | Overview |
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13 | ======== |
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14 | |
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15 | The NEMO ocean model has 3 major components: |
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16 | |
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17 | - |NEMO-OCE| models the ocean {thermo}dynamics and solves the primitive equations (``./src/OCE``) |
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18 | - |NEMO-ICE| simulates seaice {thermo}dynamics, brine inclusions and |
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19 | subgrid-scale thickness variations (``./src/ICE``) |
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20 | - |NEMO-MBG| models the {on,off}line oceanic tracers transport and biogeochemical processes |
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21 | (``./src/TOP``) |
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22 | |
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23 | These physical core engines are described in |
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24 | their respective `reference publications <#project-documentation>`_ that |
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25 | must be cited for any work related to their use (see :doc:`citations`). |
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26 | |
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27 | Assets and solutions |
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28 | ==================== |
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29 | |
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30 | Not only does the NEMO framework model the ocean circulation, |
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31 | it offers various features to enable |
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32 | |
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33 | - Create :doc:`embedded zooms<zooms>` seamlessly thanks to 2-way nesting package AGRIF_. |
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34 | - Opportunity to integrate an :doc:`external biogeochemistry model<tracers>` |
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35 | - Versatile :doc:`data assimilation<data_assimilation>` |
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36 | - Generation of :doc:`diagnostics<diagnostics>` through effective XIOS_ system |
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37 | - Roll-out Earth system modeling with :doc:`coupling interface<coupling>` based on OASIS_ |
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38 | |
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39 | Several :doc:`built-in configurations<configurations>` are provided to |
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40 | evaluate the skills and performances of the model which |
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41 | can be used as templates for setting up a new configurations (``./cfgs``). |
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42 | |
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43 | The user can also checkout available :doc:`idealized test cases<test_cases>` that |
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44 | address specific physical processes (``./tests``). |
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45 | |
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46 | A set of :doc:`utilities <tools>` is also provided to {pre,post}process your data (``./tools``). |
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47 | |
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48 | Project documentation |
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49 | ===================== |
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50 | |
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51 | A walkthrough tutorial illustrates how to get code dependencies, compile and execute NEMO |
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52 | (``./INSTALL.rst``). |
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53 | |
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54 | Reference manuals and quick start guide can be build from source and |
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55 | exported to HTML or PDF formats (``./doc``) or |
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56 | downloaded directly from the :forge:`development platform<wiki/Documentations>`. |
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57 | |
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58 | ============ ================== ==================== |
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59 | Component Reference Manual Quick start |
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60 | ============ ================== ==================== |
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61 | |NEMO-OCE| |DOI man OCE|_ |DOI strt gui| |
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62 | |NEMO-ICE| |DOI man ICE| |
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63 | |NEMO-MBG| |DOI man MBG| |
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64 | ============ ================== ==================== |
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65 | |
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66 | Since 2014 the project has a `Special Issue`_ in the open-access journal |
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67 | Geoscientific Model Development (GMD) from the European Geosciences Union (EGU_). |
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68 | The main scope is to collect relevant manuscripts covering various topics and |
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69 | to provide a single portal to assess the model potential and evolution. |
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70 | |
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71 | Used by a wide audience, |
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72 | numerous :website:`associated projects<projects>` have been carried out and |
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73 | extensive :website:`bibliography<bibliography/publications>` published. |
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74 | |
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75 | Development board |
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76 | ================= |
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77 | |
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78 | The NEMO Consortium pulling together 5 European institutes |
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79 | (CMCC_, CNRS_, MOI_, `Met Office`_ and NERC_) plans the sustainable development in order to |
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80 | keep a reliable evolving framework since 2008. |
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81 | |
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82 | It defines the |DOI dev stgy|_ that is implemented by the System Team on a yearly basis |
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83 | in order to release a new version almost every four years. |
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84 | |
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85 | When the need arises, :forge:`working groups<wiki/WorkingGroups>` are created or resumed to |
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86 | gather the community expertise for advising on the development activities. |
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87 | |
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88 | .. |DOI dev stgy| replace:: multi-year development strategy |
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