[MITgcm-support] Name of the sponge layer

[Patrick Heimbach]

Oops, I may have forgotten one
(Dimitris, please correct if not appropriate):

Zhang, Q. and J. Marotzke, 1999:
The importance of open-boundary estimation for an Indian Ocean GCM- 
data synthesis.
J. Mar. Res, 57, 305-334.

Note that all these references are in the context of state estimation
("data assimilation"), but that was the original motivation for
implementing them in the MITgcm.

-p.

On Apr 21, 2010, at 10:45 PM, Patrick Heimbach wrote:

>
> Hi there,
>
> the specific implementation goes back to work by
>
> Bruno Ferron and Jochem Marotzke, 2003:
> Impact of 4D-variational assimilation of WOCE hydrography on
> the meridional circulation of the Indian Ocean.
> Deep Sea Research Part II, 50(12-13), 2005 - 2021.
>
> Nadia Ayoub, 2006:
> Estimation of boundary values in a North Atlantic circulation model  
> using an adjoint model.
> Ocean Modelling, 12(3-4), 319-347. doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2005.06.003.
>
> Don't think it has a special name beyond "sponge layer"
> (it really isn't more than that).
>
> -Patrick
>
>
>
> On Apr 21, 2010, at 7:30 PM, Jody Klymak wrote:
>
>> Hi Nicolas,
>>
>> I'm not sure if it does or not. However, you may reference Carter  
>> and Merrifield 2009 where they discuss the efficacy of using  
>> sponges for internal waves.
>>
>> Cheers,  Jody
>>
>>
>> On Apr 21, 2010, at  15:55 PM, grisouard wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> Does the sponge layer implemented in the MITgcm have a name, or is
>>> described in detail in a publication? I am trying to explain its  
>>> principle
>>> in a paper but a reference would help.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Nicolas
>>>
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>> --
>> Jody Klymak
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>>
>>
>>
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