OBLIMAP: a fast coupler for coupling ice sheet models with climate models
OBLIMAP [Reerink et al., 2010, 2016] is a mapping technique for exchanging climate fields between a Global Circulation Model (GCM) and an Ice Sheet Model (ISM).
The output fields of a GCM can be mapped to an ISM with the OBLIMAP package. Mapping in the reverse direction, from an ISM to a GCM, is possible as well with the OBLIMAP package. As such it acts as a coupler between grids which are based on geographical coordinates and grids which represent a flat surface. The OBLIMAP mapping routines can be used either stand-alone and embedded, the latter case enables online coupling of an ISM to the GCM components of an Earth System Model (ESM).
Getting the oblimap repositry:
git clone https://github.com/oblimap/oblimap.git
See its README for compiling and immediate running of an default example. OBLIMAP is written in modern Fortran and uses netcdf.
This software is open source (See licensing details elsewhere). In addition to the formal licensing terms, we would greatly appreciate an acknowledgement. Preferably in the form of a citation and a link to the web-page.
Citation: Reerink et al. (2010,2016):
Reerink, T. J., M. A. Kliphuis, R. S. W. van de Wal (2010): Mapping technique of climate fields between GCM’s and ice models, Geoscientific Model Development, 3, 13–41, doi:10.5194/gmd-3-13-2010, https://www.geosci-model-dev.net/3/13/2010/
Reerink, T. J., W. J. van de Berg, and R. S. W. van de Wal (2016), Oblimap 2.0: a fast climate model–ice sheet model coupler including online embeddable mapping routines, Geoscientific Model Development, 9 (11), 4111–4132, doi:10.5194/gmd-9-4111-2016, https://www.geosci-model-dev.net/9/4111/2016/
The OBLIMAP User Guide can be cited as follows:
Reerink, T. J.: OBLIMAP User Guide, version 1.0, accompanying OBLIMAP 2.0, Tech. rep., Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht, Utrecht University, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2016.