[MITgcm-support] KPP near the bottom

[Martin Losch]

yes, there is, see eg: Durski et all 2004, JGR, 109 (C01015), doi: 
10.1029/2002JC001702

M.
On Aug 22, 2006, at 6:33 PM, Dimitris Menemenlis wrote:

>> Is the MITgcm version of KPP capable of modeling
>> turbulence in the bottom layer? If it is how should KPP be  
>> customized to
>> use it there?
>
> KPP as implemented in MITgcm does not explicitly represent bottom  
> boundary layer processes.  I don't know if a KPP formulation that  
> includes representation of bottom boundary layer exists.  Maybe you  
> can ask Bill Large whether he is aware of a bottom boundary layer  
> representation for KPP?
>
> Dimitris
>
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