Zonally Averaged Ocean Model (ZOM)

ZOM is a zonally averaged ocean model based on the closure of Brüggemann et al. 2011 which is able to simulate the zonally integrated transport in an idealized ocean and therefore can be seen as a simple model of e.g. the meridional overturning circulation.

Source code and documentation

• ZOM source code

  ZOM documentation

Reference

Brüggemann, N., C. Eden, and D. Olbers, 2011: A Dynamically Consistent Closure for Zonally Averaged Ocean Models. J. Phys. Oceanogr.