h-NUMO: A high-performance discontinuous-Galerkin code for hydrostatic ocean modelling
Abstract
h-NUMO is an isopycnal ocean circulation model that uses barotropic–baroclinic splitting to separate fast and slow motions into coupled subsystems. h-NUMO is implemented in the Galerkin Numerical Modeling Environment (GNUME) framework, which supports arbitrary-order polynomial bases and both continuous and discontinuous Galerkin methods. The model's accuracy and performance are assessed through a series of numerical experiments, including a double-gyre circulation test case, with results benchmarked against those from the HYCOM model. A detailed description of the model and its numerical discretization, as well as model performance, is provided in Gahounzo et al. (2026).
Fields of Study & Subjects
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics
Aquatic and Environmental Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 28 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset