Time Discretization

In MOM6, it is possible to have at least four different timesteps: the barotropic timestep, the baroclinic (momentum dynamics) timestep, the tracer timestep, and the remapping interval. There can also be a forcing timestep on which model coupling can occur.

• Barotropic Momentum Equations
• Baroclinic Momentum Equations
• Barotropic-Baroclinic Coupling
  • Two estimates of the free surface height
  • Additional details about the split time stepping
  • Summary of MOM6 split time stepping
• Tracer Timestep
• ALE Timestep