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A so called sine-sigma vertical coordinate transformation is proposed. A vertical implicit scheme is derived by using cubic-spline representation of vertical current profiles. The derived 3-D numerical model has been applied to simulate the water level field and the vertical structures of wind-induced currents in an enclosed rectangular region, and the tides in the Bohai Sea. The model is believed to be satisfactory after comparing its results with an analytical solution and observed data from tidal stations.
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Contribution No. 2247 from the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Study supported by the NSFC, No. 49136-142.
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Hong-yan, L., Guo-hong, F. A vertical coordinate transformation for 3-D numerical modelling of ocean circulation. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 13, 31–42 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845347
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845347