.. _Literature: Literature Review ================= This section documents modelling choices from other studies in this region or similar regions. It inlcudes an outline of choices in grid type, resolution, bottom friction, and turbulence closure. +--------------------------+-----------------+-----------+------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------------------+ | Study |Region | Model | Horizontal Grid | Vertical Grid |Horizontal Mixing | Vertical Mixing | Bottom Friction | +==========================+=================+===========+==================+========================+=========================+=================================+====================+ |Sutherland et al (2011) | Salish Sea | ROMS | - min 280 m res |- 20 terrain-following | - constant diff 2 m2/s |- k-eps with Canuto A functions |- quadratic 3e-3 | | | and Puget Sound | | |- smoothing dh/h<0.4 | - no explicit viscosity |- background diff/visc 5e-6 m2/s | | +--------------------------+-----------------+-----------+------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------------------+ |Masson and Cummins (2004) | Salish Sea | POM | - 2km res |- 31 sigma levels | - Smagorinsky | - Mellor Yamada 2.5 | | | | | | | | - sensitivity to HORCON | | | | | | | | | - HORCON = 0.03 or 0.06 | | | +--------------------------+-----------------+-----------+------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------------------+ | Foreman et al (2012) | Discovery | FVCOM | - triangular | - 21 sigma levels | - Smagorinsky | - q-eps (Tian and Chen, 2006) |- log layer | | | Islands | | | - smoothing dh/h<0.6 | - coefficient 0.2 | - background diff/visc 1e-6 m2/s|- roughness 0.001 | | | | | | | | |- min 0.0025 | +--------------------------+-----------------+-----------+------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------------------+ | Stacey et al (1995) | Knight Inlet | 2D | | | - constant diff/visc | - Mellor Yamada 2.5 | - quadratic | | | | | | | - choosen for stability | - adjustment for internal waves | | +--------------------------+-----------------+-----------+------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------------------+ | Foreman et al (2006) | Broughton | ELCIRC | | - z-coordinate | | - GLS | - quadratic 0.003 | | | Archipelago | | | - smoothing dh/h<1 | | | | +--------------------------+-----------------+-----------+------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------------------+ | Foreman et al (2009) | Broughton | FVCOM | - triangular | - 21 sigma levels | - Smagorinksy | - Mellor Yamada 2.5 | - log layer | | | Archipelago | | | - higher res at surface| - coefficient 0.2 | - background diff 1e-6 m2/s | - cd0 = 0.003 | | | | | | - higher res at bottom | | - surface wave mixing param | - roughness=0.005m | +--------------------------+-----------------+-----------+------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------------------+ | MacCready et al (2009) | Columbia River | ROMS | - 400m res plume | - s-coordinate | | - GLS | - log layer | | | estuary | | & estuary | - smoothing dh/h<0.8 | | - K-eps with Canuto A functions | - quadratic 3e-3 | | | | | | - 20 sigma levels | | - background diff/visc 5e-6 m2/s| | +--------------------------+-----------------+-----------+------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------------------+ | Baptista et al (2005) | Columbia River | ELCIRC | | - z-coordinate | | - kkl closure | - spatially varying| | | | within | | | | - max diff 5e-5 m2/s | cd0 | | | | CORIE | | | | | | +--------------------------+-----------------+-----------+------------------+------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------------------+ References ========== - Foreman et al (2006). Estuarine and Tidal Currents in the Broughton Archipelago. Atmosphere-Ocean. - Foreman et al (2009). A finite volume model simulation for the Broughton Archipelago, Canada. Ocean Modelling. - Foreman et al (2012). A Circulation Model for the Discovery Islands, British Columbia. Atmosphere-Ocean. - Masson and Cummins (2004). Observations and modeling of seasonal variability in the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca. Journal of Marine Research. - Sutherland et al (2011). A Model Study of the Salish Sea Estuarine Circulation. Journal of Physical Oceanography. - Stacey et al (1995). A Numerical Model of the Circulation in Knight Inlet, British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Physical Oceanography. - MacCready et al (2009). A model study of tide- and wind-induced mixing in the Columbia River Estuary and plume. Continental Shelf Research. - Baptista et al (2005). A cross-scale model for 3D baroclinic circulation in estuary-plume-shelf systems: II. Application to the Columbia River. Continental Shelf Research.