Articles | Volume 11, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-4637-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-4637-2018
Development and technical paper
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22 Nov 2018
Development and technical paper |  | 22 Nov 2018

Symmetric equations on the surface of a sphere as used by model GISS:IB

Gary L. Russell, David H. Rind, and Jeffrey Jonas

Model code and software

Symmetric Equations on the Surface of a Sphere as Used by Model GISS:IB Gary L. Russell, David H. Rind, and Jeffrey Jonas https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1313736

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This paper presents the Fortran 90 source code for one-layer model GISS:IB on an icosahedral grid. The model solves the shallow water equations on the sphere using three symmetric horizontal components of angular momentum instead of velocity. One-layer shallow water models are a basic building block used in complex global weather and climate models.