NOMADS

NOrth sea Model Advection Dispersion Study

The NOMADS dataset

The dataset has been constructed to enable partners to run the NOMADS simulations for the period 1 November 1998 to 31 October 1989. It contains the following data:

1) Covering the European Continental Shelf

Gridded bathymetry, 1/12deg latitude by 1/8deg longitude

Ten tidal constants around the shelf break

Gridded meteorological data at 3-hourly intervals (approx. 75km resolution) -

Daily estimates of cloud cover derived from AVHRR imagery

Annual mean discharge of 43 rivers.

2) Covering the Common Area (Southern North Sea, 51deg N to 55deg 40'N)

Thirty tidal constants across north and south boundaries

Residual elevation and current at hourly intervals across the boundaries

Monthly discharges from 16 rivers

Initial conditions for Temperature and Salinity for March and August 1989.

The data is available via anonymous ftp, subject to owner conditions. Please contact the NOMADS co-ordinator for details (rp@pol.ac.uk).