A NESTED OCEAN MODEL FOR THE SICILY STRAIT WITH ZOOMING ON
TUNISIA COASTAL AREAS Ali Harzallah [email protected]
Slide 2 Two aspects : 1.Test the performance of the Mediterranean
model to reproduce a realistic response to an atmospheric forcing
2. Nest the coastal model Slide 3 MEDITERRANEAN SEA MODEL :
INSTMED06 Slide 4 Slide 5 Slide 6 TRANSPORT A GIBRALTAR observed
& simulated daily forcing 8 Novembre 1994, 3 Avril 1995 19
Avril 1995, 15 Octobre 1995 15 Octobre 1995, 19 Avril 1996 20 Avril
1996, 23 Septembre 1996 Slide 7 MEDITERRANEAN SEA MODEL : INSTMED06
Perpetual SEASONAL CYCLE forcing Slide 8 MEDITERRANEAN SEA MODEL :
INSTMED06 Slide 9 THE TUNISIA COASTS MODEL Slide 10 Temperature T
simule Image satellitaire Regular model Slide 11 Salinity model
Mesures dt 1972 Brandhorst (1974). Slide 12 SLH MFSTEP 17-02-2004
Slide 13 Surface circulation July Slide 14 North of the Gulf of
Tunis Soleil rduit, contrle, relaxation, MED6, CTD(- -) Slide 15
NESTED MODEL WITH ZOOM Slide 16 REGULAR Slide 17 GABES ZOOM Slide
18 TUNIS ZOOM Slide 19 CIRCULATION GABES ZOOM Slide 20 CIRCULATION
TUNIS ZOOM Slide 21 SALINITY TUNIS ZOOM Slide 22 SALINITY GABES
ZOOM Slide 23 Next step : At present both models are nested in the
Mediterranean one 2. Force the system with different scenarios 1.
Validate with local data
