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 of a rectangular ocean basin and therefore can be seen as a simple model of e.g. the meridional overturning circulation.

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Reference

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

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