Circulation, temperature, and water surface elevation from Finite Volume Community Ocean Model (FVCOM) simulations of Lake Superior, Great Lakes region from 2010-01-01 to 2012-12-31 to study the 2010 coastal upwelling event (NCEI Accession 0218215)

Description

This dataset contains a three-dimensional (3-D), coupled ice-ocean Finite Volume Community Ocean Model (FVCOM) hydrodynamic simulations of circulation, temperature, and water surface elevation of Lake Superior for the years 2010-2012. The model was validated with temperature observations at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) buoys and mooring data from 2010. The upwelling event observed in satellite imagery and at a mooring station was reproduced by the model, in August 2010 along the northwestern coast. FVCOM version 3.1.6 was used for these simulations including custom modifications for wind-wave mixing (Hu and Wang, 2010) and centered-difference time integration. Ice simulations used the unstructured-grid, community ice code (UG-CICE) that was included with FVCOM version 3.1.6 (Chen et al. 2011; Gao et al. 2011). North American Regional Reanalysis (NARR) 32 km data (Mesinger et al. 2006) was used as atmospheric boundary conditions which included heat flux components (i.e., "heating_on=T" in the namelist). To convert the NARR forcings to the FVCOM unstructured grid, the interpolation scheme built in to FVCOM (WRF2FVCOM) was used. Details for these simulations can be found in the namelist file "narr_0913_run.nml" included in this data archive.

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0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 17. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
21 NDBC Historical Data https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/historical_data.shtml
0 Institution web page https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
0 NOAA CoastWatch Great Lakes Node web site https://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 FVCOM web page http://fvcom.smast.umassd.edu/fvcom/
0 CTD and Pigment Data https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JC005175
0 North American Regional Reanalysis https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-87-3-343
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/218215
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Sea Ice Model Data https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JC006688
0 Institution web page https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
0 journal article https://doi.org/10.1016/s0380-1330(99)70755-0
0 Institution web page http://www.d.umn.edu/
33 user manual http://fvcom.smast.umassd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/MITSG_12-25.pdf
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0218215
0 Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/218215
0 These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0159/0218215/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 17. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
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0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0218215
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0 Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/218215
0 These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0159/0218215/
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0 related journal article https://doi.org/10.1029/2020jc016512
21 NDBC Historical Data https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/historical_data.shtml
0 Institution web page https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
0 journal article https://doi.org/10.1016/s0380-1330(99)70755-0
0 NOAA CoastWatch Great Lakes Node web site https://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
33 user manual http://fvcom.smast.umassd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/MITSG_12-25.pdf
0 FVCOM web page http://fvcom.smast.umassd.edu/fvcom/
0 CTD and Pigment Data https://doi.org/10.1029/2008jc005175
0 Sea Ice Model Data https://doi.org/10.1029/2010jc006688
0 North American Regional Reanalysis https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-87-3-343
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://ciglr.seas.umich.edu/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Institution web page http://www.d.umn.edu/
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0218215
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0 Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/218215
0 These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0159/0218215/
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
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0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://ciglr.seas.umich.edu/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://ciglr.seas.umich.edu/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
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0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
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0 related journal article https://doi.org/10.1029/2020jc016512
21 NDBC Historical Data https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/historical_data.shtml
0 Institution web page https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
0 journal article https://doi.org/10.1016/s0380-1330(99)70755-0
0 NOAA CoastWatch Great Lakes Node web site https://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
33 user manual http://fvcom.smast.umassd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/MITSG_12-25.pdf
0 FVCOM web page http://fvcom.smast.umassd.edu/fvcom/
0 CTD and Pigment Data https://doi.org/10.1029/2008jc005175
0 Sea Ice Model Data https://doi.org/10.1029/2010jc006688
0 North American Regional Reanalysis https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-87-3-343
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Institution web page http://www.d.umn.edu/
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0218215
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/218215
0 Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/218215
0 These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0159/0218215/
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
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0 Institution web page https://ciglr.seas.umich.edu/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://ciglr.seas.umich.edu/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
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0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 related journal article https://doi.org/10.1029/2020jc016512
21 NDBC Historical Data https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/historical_data.shtml
0 Institution web page https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
0 journal article https://doi.org/10.1016/s0380-1330(99)70755-0
0 NOAA CoastWatch Great Lakes Node web site https://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
33 user manual http://fvcom.smast.umassd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/MITSG_12-25.pdf
0 FVCOM web page http://fvcom.smast.umassd.edu/fvcom/
0 CTD and Pigment Data https://doi.org/10.1029/2008jc005175
0 Sea Ice Model Data https://doi.org/10.1029/2010jc006688
0 North American Regional Reanalysis https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-87-3-343
0 Institution web page http://www.d.umn.edu/
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0218215
0 Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/oas/218215
0 Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/download/218215
0 These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). ftp://ftp-oceans.ncei.noaa.gov/nodc/archive/arc0159/0218215/
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
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0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://ciglr.seas.umich.edu/
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0 Institution web page https://ciglr.seas.umich.edu/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
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0 related journal article https://doi.org/10.1029/2020jc016512
21 NDBC Historical Data https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/historical_data.shtml
0 Institution web page https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
0 journal article https://doi.org/10.1016/s0380-1330(99)70755-0
0 NOAA CoastWatch Great Lakes Node web site https://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
0 Institution web page http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/
33 user manual http://fvcom.smast.umassd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/MITSG_12-25.pdf
0 FVCOM web page http://fvcom.smast.umassd.edu/fvcom/
0 CTD and Pigment Data https://doi.org/10.1029/2008jc005175
0 Sea Ice Model Data https://doi.org/10.1029/2010jc006688
0 North American Regional Reanalysis https://doi.org/10.1175/bams-87-3-343

Tags

  • l07n1e
  • upward water velocity
  • sigma levels
  • sigma layers
  • nodes surrounding element
  • oceanography
  • water surface elevation
  • nodal latitude
  • zonal latitutde
  • nodal longitude
  • northward water velocity
  • zonal longitude
  • eastward water velocity

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