The Hybrid Ocean Modeling Environment (HOME) A vision for Community Ocean Circulation Models: Generalized Vertical Coordinates Presented on behalf of the HOME Team: R. Hallberg, R. Bleck, E. Chassignet, R. deSzoeke, S. Griffies, P. Schopf, S. Springer and A. Wallcraft

The HOME white paper advocates: Development: A versatile, open-source, community Ocean Modeling Environment using a generalized hybrid vertical coordinate. Development: A versatile, open-source, community Ocean Modeling Environment using a generalized hybrid vertical coordinate. Science: Study best practices for modeling various important oceanic phenomena. Science: Study best practices for modeling various important oceanic phenomena.

The 10-year Vision Precursor ocean models disappear. Precursor ocean models disappear. Artificial fault lines of ocean modeling community based on vertical coordinate (  vs. Z vs.  ) are erased. Artificial fault lines of ocean modeling community based on vertical coordinate (  vs. Z vs.  ) are erased. The same ocean modeling codes usable for education, research, and operations. The same ocean modeling codes usable for education, research, and operations. Open, international, and multi-disciplinary. Open, international, and multi-disciplinary.

What is a “Modeling Environment”? A “Model”: A specific collection of algorithms – e.g. MICOM v2.8 A specific collection of algorithms – e.g. MICOM v2.8 - or - A specific configuration, including parameter settings, geometry, forcing fields, etc. – e.g. The 1/12° North Atlantic MICOM model A specific configuration, including parameter settings, geometry, forcing fields, etc. – e.g. The 1/12° North Atlantic MICOM model A “Modeling Environment”: Uniform code comprising a diverse collection of interchangeable algorithms and supporting software from which a model can be selected. Uniform code comprising a diverse collection of interchangeable algorithms and supporting software from which a model can be selected.

z σ-z σHybrid What are hybrid coordinates?

There is broad agreement among ocean modelers that generalized vertical coordinates are desirable. A large fraction of the U.S. ocean model development community will therefore participate in HOME development. HOME Predecessor Models: HOME Predecessor Models: –HIM (NOAA/GFDL) –HYCOM (U. Miami, Navy NRL, & DOE LANL) –HYPOP (DOE LANL) –Poseidon (NASA/GMAO & George Mason U.) –POSUM (Oregon State U.) Contributing Models: Contributing Models: –MITgcm (MIT) – A. Adcroft –MOM4 (NOAA/GFDL) – S. Griffies –ROMS (Rutgers U. & UCLA) – D. Haidvogel, J. McWilliams, A. Shchepetkin

Examples of HOME predecessor model applications: Studies of the role of resolution and eddies in climate variability

Examples of HOME predecessor model applications: Tropical Instability Waves in an ENSO forecast

Examples of HOME predecessor model applications: 1/12° Pacific HYCOM with regional nesting Forced with high frequency ECMWF winds and thermal forcing SSH Snapshot – 21 March

Examples of HOME predecessor model applications: Mediterranean Overflow into an Atlantic Model

Examples of HOME predecessor model applications: Global climate simulations at NASA/GISS

HOME would be a joint effort of several Federal Agencies (NOAA, Navy/NRL, NASA, DOE) and university groups, with a structure that invites contributions from the broader domestic and international community. HOME could be construed to partially address Rec of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Report: “NOAA and the U.S. Navy should establish a joint ocean and coastal information management and communications program… [that] should create a research and development component…to generate new models and forecasts in collaboration with Ocean.IT, taking full advantage of the expertise found in academia and the private sector.”

Advantages of HOME: Community Cohesion An organic trust-base already exists within the Lagrangian-vertical-coordinate ocean modeling community. An organic trust-base already exists within the Lagrangian-vertical-coordinate ocean modeling community. All major developers recognize the practical benefits from trading “code ownership” for “community modeling” All major developers recognize the practical benefits from trading “code ownership” for “community modeling” –Reduced redundancy of efforts –Increased collaborations and intellectual cross-fertilization –Increased capabilities available to all researchers and applications –More rapid solution of common difficulties

Advantages of HOME: Ingenuity More rapid model improvements More rapid model improvements Combine existing capabilities of predecessor models to identify optimal configurations Combine existing capabilities of predecessor models to identify optimal configurations Provide a target for new developments to be rapidly evaluated and transitioned to realistic ocean model applications. Provide a target for new developments to be rapidly evaluated and transitioned to realistic ocean model applications. Enable direct comparison of new techniques with existing in idealized and actual applications Enable direct comparison of new techniques with existing in idealized and actual applications Biological metaphor: “Breed” better ocean models from a bigger “gene pool” of algorithms.

Advantages of HOME: Technology Built upon ESMF & PRISM standards Built upon ESMF & PRISM standards Single code-base readily deployable to a wide variety of computer architectures Single code-base readily deployable to a wide variety of computer architectures Facilitates long-term support & stability Facilitates long-term support & stability ESMF adoption provides a window of opportunity when the transition to HOME will be less disruptive. ESMF adoption provides a window of opportunity when the transition to HOME will be less disruptive. ESMF Infrastructure (Low-level utilities) Selected HOME Code ESMF or PRISM Superstructure External Hardware libraries, MPI, NetCDF, …

Advantages of HOME: Technology Built upon ESMF & PRISM standards Built upon ESMF & PRISM standards Single code-base readily deployable to a wide variety of computer architectures Single code-base readily deployable to a wide variety of computer architectures Facilitates long-term support & stability Facilitates long-term support & stability ESMF adoption provides a window of opportunity when the transition to HOME will be less disruptive. ESMF adoption provides a window of opportunity when the transition to HOME will be less disruptive. ESMF Infrastructure (Low-level utilities) Selected HOME Code ESMF or PRISM Superstructure External Hardware libraries, MPI, NetCDF, … AGCM

Advantages of HOME: Education Students would learn about using ocean models with the same code-base as is widely used for real applications. Students would learn about using ocean models with the same code-base as is widely used for real applications. The HOME code will allow for easy-to-use, pedagogically interesting examples. The HOME code will allow for easy-to-use, pedagogically interesting examples. Code will be adaptable for a wide variety of student research topics. Code will be adaptable for a wide variety of student research topics.

A Science Vision IPCC-class climate simulations IPCC-class climate simulations Biogeochemical simulations Biogeochemical simulations Pelagic-to-coastal integration Pelagic-to-coastal integration Ocean data assimilation Ocean data assimilation

HOME and Climate modeling Hybrid-isopycnal coordinate HOME-predecessor models are being used for IPCC at NASA/GISS and NOAA/GFDL. Hybrid-isopycnal coordinate HOME-predecessor models are being used for IPCC at NASA/GISS and NOAA/GFDL. –Most coupled climate models have traditionally used Z- coordinates, leading to common biases. –Multiple types of viable climate models will be enormously powerful for evaluating robustness. Dense overflows mediate many climatically important slow processes (e.g. North Atlantic thermohaline circulation). Controlling the level and location of diapycnal diffusion in overflows is of particularly importance for long climate simulations. Dense overflows mediate many climatically important slow processes (e.g. North Atlantic thermohaline circulation). Controlling the level and location of diapycnal diffusion in overflows is of particularly importance for long climate simulations. Eddy-permitting models using Z-coordinates exhibit large advective diapycnal watermass modification (Griffies et al., MWR, 2000). Isopycnal coordinates may prove uniquely useful for eddy-permitting climate simulations. Eddy-permitting models using Z-coordinates exhibit large advective diapycnal watermass modification (Griffies et al., MWR, 2000). Isopycnal coordinates may prove uniquely useful for eddy-permitting climate simulations.

Physical Model Nitrate [NO 3 ] Advection & Mixing Small Phytoplankton [P1] NO 3 Uptake Micro- Zooplankton [Z1] Grazing Ammonium [NH 4 ] Excretion NH 4 Uptake Detritus-N [DN] Fecal Pellet Sinking Silicate [Si(OH) 4 ] Diatoms [P2] Si Uptake N-Uptake Meso- Zooplankton [Z2] Sinking Detritus-Si [DSi] Grazing Fecal Pellet Sinking Predation Lost Total CO 2 [TCO 2 ] Biological Uptake Air-Sea Exchange Physical-Biogeochemical Model: Fei Chai

HOME and Biogeochemical modeling Biogeochemical modeling places unique demands on ocean models: Use lots of tracers Use lots of tracers –Typically evolve more slowly than internal gravity waves –The HOME techniques allow very clean separation of tracer time stepping from dynamics. –GFDL/HIM is ~10 times faster than GFDL/MOM4 in 1° global models with 20 tracers and same number of layers! Depend strongly on material conservation of properties Depend strongly on material conservation of properties –Isopycnal coordinate models ability to control diapycnal diffusion is invaluable.

Examples of HOME predecessor model applications: 1/25° East Asian Seas HYCOM (nested inside 1/6° Pacific) North-south velocity cross-section along 124.5°E, upper 400 m Snapshot on 14 October density front associated with sharp topographic feature (cannot be resolved with fixed coordinates) red=eastward flowblue=westward flow East China Sea Yellow Sea flow reversal with depth Isopycnals over shelf region z-levels and sigma-levels over shelf and in mixed layer Snapshot on 12 April YellowSea

The hybrid coordinate in HYCOM is isopycnal in the open stratified ocean, but smoothly reverts to a terrain- following coordinate in shallow coastal regions, and to a pressure coordinate in the mixed layer and/or unstratified seas.

Coastal applications of HOME HOME predecessor models already work in coastal applications HOME predecessor models already work in coastal applications HOME offers the prospect of moving from the blue-water into the coastal zones seamlessly. HOME offers the prospect of moving from the blue-water into the coastal zones seamlessly. Nesting, open boundary conditions, and data assimilation capabilities have been used successfully. Nesting, open boundary conditions, and data assimilation capabilities have been used successfully. Key coastal model developers (J. McWilliams, D. Haidvogel, A. Shchepetkin) have agreed to collaborate in making world-class HOME-based coastal models. Key coastal model developers (J. McWilliams, D. Haidvogel, A. Shchepetkin) have agreed to collaborate in making world-class HOME-based coastal models.

HOME and Ocean Data Assimilation Several HOME predecessors have demonstrated value from multiple data assimilation approaches. Several HOME predecessors have demonstrated value from multiple data assimilation approaches. –Optimal Interpolation ; EnVOI ; EnKF ; SEEK ; ROIF ; Adjoint HOME will be a natural host for this collection of methodologies. HOME will be a natural host for this collection of methodologies. Some data assimilation techniques require a tangent linear model and adjoint of the forward model, which can be naturally incorporated in the framework. Some data assimilation techniques require a tangent linear model and adjoint of the forward model, which can be naturally incorporated in the framework.

The 10-year Roadmap Distinct HOME predecessor codes disappear within 3-5 years. Distinct HOME predecessor codes disappear within 3-5 years. HOME group will have extensive consultation with European and other international counterparts (e.g. NEMO) HOME group will have extensive consultation with European and other international counterparts (e.g. NEMO) Strong coordination with existing Z- and  - modeling groups over 3-5 years sets the stage for next step. Strong coordination with existing Z- and  - modeling groups over 3-5 years sets the stage for next step. Broad unification of all ocean model development activities within a generalized ocean modeling environment over 10 years. Broad unification of all ocean model development activities within a generalized ocean modeling environment over 10 years. Algorithmic diversity will persist, with the selection dictated by the needs of specific applications. Algorithmic diversity will persist, with the selection dictated by the needs of specific applications.

HOME Measures of Success (1) Voluntary participation of existing isopycnal & hybrid ocean model community in developing a common ocean modeling environment. Voluntary participation of existing isopycnal & hybrid ocean model community in developing a common ocean modeling environment. Collaboration from the broader ocean model development community, especially in the extension of HOME to applications that have not traditionally used isopycnal coordinates. Collaboration from the broader ocean model development community, especially in the extension of HOME to applications that have not traditionally used isopycnal coordinates. Contributions of new capabilities from beyond the circle of developers of existing models. Contributions of new capabilities from beyond the circle of developers of existing models.

HOME Measures of Success (2) A code base that is easy to configure and use for a variety of applications, with clear, consistent, and explicit documentation A code base that is easy to configure and use for a variety of applications, with clear, consistent, and explicit documentation Widespread adoption of the HOME code- base for ocean applications Widespread adoption of the HOME code- base for ocean applications Useful and extensive best-practice guidance for HOME users Useful and extensive best-practice guidance for HOME users Pedagogically useful examples derived from the HOME code base Pedagogically useful examples derived from the HOME code base

- Rotating and stratified fluids => dominance of lateral over vertical transport. lateral over vertical transport. - Hence, it is traditional in ocean modeling to orient the two horizontal coordinates orthogonal to the the two horizontal coordinates orthogonal to the local vertical direction as determined by gravity. local vertical direction as determined by gravity. - The choice of the vertical coordinate system is the single most important aspect of an ocean model's single most important aspect of an ocean model's design (DYNAMO, DAMÉE-NAB). design (DYNAMO, DAMÉE-NAB). - The practical issues of representation and parameterization are often directly linked to the parameterization are often directly linked to the vertical coordinate choice (Griffies et al., 2000). vertical coordinate choice (Griffies et al., 2000).

Why does the vertical coordinate matter so much? Properties of the ocean: Properties of the ocean: –Hydrostatic –Adiabatic –Rotating and density stratified –Surface forced –Constrained by bathymetry Consequences: Conservative of PV, tracers, momentum, etc. The vertical coordinate strongly affects the ability of a numerical model to respect these properties, and to parameterize unresolved physical processes. The vertical coordinate strongly affects the ability of a numerical model to respect these properties, and to parameterize unresolved physical processes.

Currently, there are three main vertical coordinates in use, none of which provides universal utility. Hence, many developers have been motivated to pursue research into hybrid approaches.

Currently, there are three main vertical coordinates in use, none of which provides universal utility. Hence, many developers have been motivated to pursue research into hybrid approaches.