CESM Models: CSM Ocean Model Release 1.4.0
This is an archival page for informational and historical purposes only.
Please Note
The NCOM model has not been in use at NCAR for almost a decade. Therefore, it is not available. For our current ocean model, please click here.
Introduction
The NCAR CSM Ocean Model (NCOM) is a collaborative project among all of the members of the CGD's Oceanography Section. Our goal is to develop and maintain a suite of state of the art ocean component models both for coupled climate system integrations and as testbeds for scientific processes studies in uncoupled mode.
Ocean modellers who acquire the NCOM 1.4 source code from this site should register as an NCOM user. Updates to the NCOM will be announced to registered users and will appear on this web page from time to time in the future. If you are an active NCOM user, please check this site periodically for the most recent updates to the NCOM and its data files. [Register as an NCOM User]
Publicly Released Version
Version 1.4 (4 August 1998)
- What's New in NCOM Release 1.4 (4 August 1998)
A summary of the changes in NCOM since the 23 September 23 1997 release of NCOM 1.3 - User's Guide
- Source Code: (4 August 1998) is no longer supported. See CSM1.4 download instead.
- README (21 July 1998 )
- Data Sets (1 September 1998)
- Technical Note
Excerpted from the NCAR CSM Ocean Model Technical Note (NCAR/TN-423+STR). Indexed by chapter, in postscript, dvi and ascii.
Version 1.3 (23 September 1997)
- What's New in NCOM Release 1.3 (19 June 1997; revised 5 September 1997)
A summary of the changes in NCOM since Revision 1.2 - Documentation
The NCAR CSM Ocean Model Technical Note (NCAR/TN-423+STR). Indexed by chapter, in postscript, dvi and ascii. - Source Code: NCOM 1.3 source code and scripts from 23 September 1997 are no longer available via ftp.
- README (19 June 1997)
- Data Sets
Model Costs and Timing Comparisons
A comparison of NCOM and other ocean general- circulation models on a cost-per-gridpoint basis. [comparisons]
Scientific manuscripts
Ocean model picture gallery
Description: A collection of figures from the two degree resolution NCAR CSM Ocean Model, before and after full coupling within the overall Climate System Model. [gallery]
CESM Project
The Community Earth System Model (CESM) is a fully-coupled, global climate model that provides state-of-the-art computer simulations of the Earth's past, present, and future climate states.
CESM is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Administration of the CESM is maintained by the Climate and Global Dynamics Division (CGD) at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
Questions
If, after careful reading of the NCOM and Flux Coupler documentation, you have questions, please contact: