N: -11 S: -15 E: 124.5 W: 120.5
Description
This dataset provides a regional multivariate oceanographic state estimate from a global ocean numerical simulation with a focus on the Northwest Australian Shelf region. The global ocean simulation is based on the MIT general circulation model (MITgcm) with Lat-Lon-Cap grid (LLC) layout and 1/48-degree (2km at equator) nominal horizontal resolution. This simulation is often referred to as LLC4320 in the community and existing publications. The simulation has 90 vertical levels, with about 1-m vertical resolution at the surface and 30 m down to 500 m, for optimized resolution of the upper-ocean processes. The model has zero parameterized horizontal diffusivity. In the vertical direction, the K-Profile Parameterization (KPP) is used for boundary layer turbulent mixing. It is spun up progressively from the lower resolution MITgcm simulation from the Estimating the Circulation & Climate of the Ocean (ECCO), and forced by the 6-hourly ERA-Interim atmosphere reanalysis ( https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/datasets/reanalysis-datasets/era-interim ). A synthetic surface pressure field consisting of the 16 most dominant tidal constituents is used to dynamically mimic the tidal forcing. The dataset provides hourly oceanographic variables at native grid. Three-dimensional variables include temperature, salinity, and velocity. Two-dimensional variables include sea level anomaly, ocean mixed layer thickness, bottom pressure anomaly, net freshwater flux, net heat flux, shortwave radiative flux, net salt flux, and ocean surface stress.
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Variables
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| Name Sort descending | Description | Units | Data Type | Fill Value | Valid Range | Scale Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AngleCS | AngleCS | m2 | float | 9.96921E+36 | -1 to 1 | 1 |
| AngleSN | AngleSN | m2 | float | 9.96921E+36 | -1 to 1 | 1 |
| Depth | model seafloor depth below ocean surface at rest | m | float | 9.96921E+36 | 0 to 6500 | 1 |
| DXC | nonuniform grid spacing | m | float | 9.96921E+36 | 100 to 5000 | 1 |
| DXG | nonuniform grid spacing | m | float | 9.96921E+36 | 100 to 5000 | 1 |
| DXV | nonuniform grid spacing | m | float | 9.96921E+36 | 100 to 5000 | 1 |
| DYC | nonuniform grid spacing | m | float | 9.96921E+36 | 100 to 5000 | 1 |
| DYG | nonuniform grid spacing | m | float | 9.96921E+36 | 100 to 5000 | 1 |
| DYU | nonuniform grid spacing | m | float | 9.96921E+36 | 100 to 5000 | 1 |
| Eta | Model sea level anomaly | m | double | 9.9692099683869E+36 | -5 to 5 | 1 |
| i | In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'v' variables (e.g., VVEL) have the same x coordinate on the model grid. | N/A | float | N/A | N/A | 1 |
| i_g | In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'u' (e.g., UVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same x coordinate on the model grid. | N/A | float | N/A | N/A | 1 |
| j | In the Arakawa C-grid system, tracer (e.g., THETA) and 'u' variables (e.g., UVEL) have the same y coordinate on the model grid. | N/A | float | N/A | N/A | 1 |
| j_g | In the Arakawa C-grid system, 'v' (e.g., VVEL) and 'g' variables (e.g., XG) have the same y coordinate. | N/A | float | N/A | N/A | 1 |
| k | grid index in z for tracer variables | N/A | int | N/A | N/A | 1 |
| KPPhbl | KPPhbl | m | double | 9.9692099683869E+36 | 0 to 3000 | 1 |
| k_l | First index corresponds to 'w' location at the top of the uppermost model tracer cell. | N/A | int | N/A | N/A | 1 |
| k_p1 | First index corresponds to 'w' location at the top of the uppermost model tracer cell. | N/A | int | N/A | N/A | 1 |
| k_u | First index corresponds to 'w' location at the bottom of the uppermost model tracer cell. | N/A | int | N/A | N/A | 1 |
| nb | grid index for coordinate bounds | N/A | int | N/A | 0 to 1 | 1 |
| oceFWflx | Net freshwater flux into the ocean | kg m-2 s-1 | double | 9.9692099683869E+36 | -0.1 to 0.1 | 1 |
| oceQnet | Net heat flux into the ocean surface | W m-2 | double | 9.9692099683869E+36 | -600 to 600 | 1 |
| oceQsw | Net shortwave radiative flux across the ocean surface | W m-2 | double | 9.9692099683869E+36 | -1000 to 1000 | 1 |
| oceSflux | water_flux_into_sea_water | g m-2 s-1 | double | 9.9692099683869E+36 | -1 to 1 | 1 |
| oceTAUX | Ocean surface stress in the model +x direction | N m-2 | double | 9.9692099683869E+36 | -2 to 2 | 1 |
| oceTAUY | Ocean surface stress in the model +y direction | N m-2 | double | 9.9692099683869E+36 | -2 to 2 | 1 |
| PhiBot | Ocean hydrostatic bottom pressure anomaly | m2 s-2 | double | 9.9692099683869E+36 | 0 to 2000 | 1 |
| RAZ | nonuniform grid spacing | m2 | float | 9.96921E+36 | 100000 to 1845943 | 1 |
| Salt | Salinity | 1e-3 | double | 9.9692099683869E+36 | 10 to 45 | 1 |
| Theta | Potential temperature | degree_C | double | 9.9692099683869E+36 | -10 to 40 | 1 |
| time | time | hours since 2011-01-01 00:00:00 | float | 9.96921E+36 | N/A | 1 |
| U | Horizontal velocity in the model +x direction | m s-1 | float | 9.96921E+36 | -2 to 2 | 1 |
| V | Horizontal velocity in the model +y direction | m s-1 | double | 9.9692099683869E+36 | -2 to 2 | 1 |
| W | Vertical velocity | m s-1 | double | 9.9692099683869E+36 | -0.5 to 0.5 | 1 |
| XC | nonuniform grid spacing | degrees_east | float | 9.96921E+36 | -180 to 180 | 1 |
| XC_bnds | Bounds array follows CF conventions. XC_bnds[i,j,0] = 'southwest' corner (j-1, i-1), XC_bnds[i,j,1] = 'southeast' corner (j-1, i+1), XC_bnds[i,j,2] = 'northeast' corner (j+1, i+1), XC_bnds[i,j,3] = 'northwest' corner (j+1, i-1). Note: 'southwest', 'southeast', northwest', and 'northeast' do not correspond to geographic orientation but are used for convenience to describe the computational grid. See MITgcm dcoumentation for details. | N/A | double | 9.9692099683869E+36 | N/A | 1 |
| XG | Nonuniform grid spacing. Note: 'southwest' does not correspond to geographic orientation but is used for convenience to describe the computational grid. See MITgcm dcoumentation for details. | degrees_east | float | 9.96921E+36 | -180 to 180 | 1 |
| YC | nonuniform grid spacing | degrees_north | float | 9.96921E+36 | -90 to 90 | 1 |
| YC_bnds | Bounds array follows CF conventions. YC_bnds[i,j,0] = 'southwest' corner (j-1, i-1), YC_bnds[i,j,1] = 'southeast' corner (j-1, i+1), YC_bnds[i,j,2] = 'northeast' corner (j+1, i+1), YC_bnds[i,j,3] = 'northwest' corner (j+1, i-1). Note: 'southwest', 'southeast', northwest', and 'northeast' do not correspond to geographic orientation but are used for convenience to describe the computational grid. See MITgcm dcoumentation for details. | N/A | double | 9.9692099683869E+36 | N/A | 1 |
| YG | Nonuniform grid spacing. Note: 'southwest' does not correspond to geographic orientation but is used for convenience to describe the computational grid. See MITgcm dcoumentation for details. | degrees_north | float | 9.96921E+36 | -90 to 90 | 1 |
| Z | Non-uniform vertical spacing. | m | float | 9.96921E+36 | -6500 to -0.5 | 1 |
| Zl | First element is 0m, the depth of the upper interface of the surface grid cell. Last element is the depth of the upper interface of the deepest grid cell. | m | float | 9.96921E+36 | -6500 0 | 1 |
| Zp1 | Contains one element more than the number of vertical layers. First element is 0m, the depth of the upper interface of the surface grid cell. Last element is the depth of the lower interface of the deepest grid cell. | m | float | 9.96921E+36 | -6500 0 | 1 |
| Zu | First element is 10m, the depth of lower interface of the surface grid cell. Last element is the depth of the lower interface of the deepest grid cell. | m | float | 9.96921E+36 | -6500 to -1 | 1 |
| Z_bnds | One pair of depths for each vertical level. | N/A | float | 9.96921E+36 | -6500 0 | 1 |