Adaptation of NEMO-LIM3 model for multigrid high resolution Arctic simulation

High-resolution regional hindcasting of ocean and sea ice plays an important role in the assessment of shipping and operational risks in the Arctic Ocean. The ice-ocean model NEMO-LIM3 was modified to improve its simulation quality for appropriate spatio-temporal resolutions. A multigrid model setup with connected coarse- (14 km) and fine-resolution (5 km) model configurations was devised. These two configurations were implemented and run separately. The resulting computational cost was lower when compared to that of the built-in AGRIF nesting system. Ice and tracer boundary-condition schemes were modified to achieve the correct interaction between coarse- and fine grids through a long ice-covered open boundary. An ice-restoring scheme was implemented to reduce spin-up time. The NEMO-LIM3 configuration described in this article provides more flexible and customisable tools for high-resolution regional Arctic simulations

Special Aspects of Wind Wave Simulations for Surge Flood Forecasting and Prevention

AbstractThe paper is focused on several issues of wind wave simulations with SWAN model for the tasks related to prevention of surge floods in St. Petersburg. It introduces main objectives that are pursued through the use of the model as well as covers problems of computational mesh generation and model parameter calibration. We also examined several assumptions on the necessity to take ice fraction and sea level rise into account in wind wave simulations