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The Quasi-Geostrophic Coupled Model (Q-GCM) has been developed at NOC, Florida State University and The Australian National University.
Q-GCM is a mid-latitude, basin scale coupled climate model. The basic model consists of a quasi-geostrophic channel atmosphere coupled to a simple, rectangular quasi-geostrophic ocean. Heat and momentum exchanges between the ocean and the atmosphere are mediated via mixed layer models and the system is driven by latitudinally dependent incident solar radiation.
The schematic on the right shows the general layout of the model - more details can be found in the publications.
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Version 1.3.1 of Q-GCM has been released for academic use.
Go to the download page for more information.
Recent publications relating to Q-GCM: R. FARNETI, (2007). Coupled Interannual Rossby Waves in a Quasigeostrophic OceanÐAtmosphere Model. J. Phys. Ocean., 37, 1192Ð1214. [Online copy from JPO] A. McC. HOGG, P. D. KILLWORTH, J. R. BLUNDELL & W. K. DEWAR, (2007). Low Frequency Ocean Variability: Feedbacks Between Eddies and the Mean Flow.
In Turbulence and Coherent Structures in Fluids, Plasmas and Granular Flows, eds: J. Fredriksen & J. Denier, World Scientific, In Press.
A. McC. HOGG, M. P. MEREDITH, J. R. BLUNDELL & C. WILSON, (2008).
Eddy heat flux in the Southern Ocean: Response to variable wind forcing.
J. Climate, 21, 608-620.
[Online copy from J. Climate] A. McC. HOGG, W. K. DEWAR, P. BERLOFF, S. KRAVTSOV & D. K. HUTCHINSON (2009).
The effects of mesoscale ocean-atmosphere coupling on the large-scale ocean circulation.
J. Climate, 22, 4066-4082.
[Pre-print] D. K. HUTCHINSON, A. McC. HOGG, & J. R. BLUNDELL (2009).
Southern Ocean Response to Relative Velocity Wind Stress Forcing.
Submitted to J. Phys. Oceanogr.
[Pre-print]
See the publications page for a full list of Q-GCM publications.
