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Flow regimes study within the Strait of Gibraltar using a high-performance numerical model

TitoloFlow regimes study within the Strait of Gibraltar using a high-performance numerical model
Tipo di pubblicazioneArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Anno di Pubblicazione2005
AutoriSannino, Gianmaria, Carillo Adriana, Artale V., Ruggiero V., and Lanucara P.
RivistaNuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica C
Volume28
Paginazione97-104
ISSN11241896
Abstract

A three-dimensional sigma coordinate free-surface high-performance model is used to investigate the flow regimes within the Strait of Gibraltar. High performances are achieved through a directive-based, MPI-like, parallelization of the code, obtained using SMS tool. The model makes use of a coastal-following, curvilinear orthogonal grid, that includes the Gulf of Cadiz and the Alboran Sea, reaching very high resolution in the Strait. Four experiments with different initial salinity conditions representing the present and possible future climate conditions over the Mediterranean basin have been performed. Model results, analysed by means of the three-layer composite Froude number theory, have shown two different possible regimes within the strait; for the present climate condition the strait is subjected to a sub-maximal regime while for possible future climate conditions a maximal regime can be reached. © Società Italiana di Fisica.

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DOI10.1393/ncc/i2005-10177-2
Citation KeySannino200597