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Model Validation

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Comparing FVCOM, POM, and ECOM-si to the analytical solution in an idealized lake imposed by constant wind stress at the surface.

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Comparing the surface elevation between FVCOM and POM in an idealized sloping-bottom circular lake imposed by constant wind stress at the surface .

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Comparing the surface currents between FVCOM and POM in an idealized sloping-bottom circular lake imposed by constant wind stress at the surface .

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The comparison of the salinity between FVCOM and POM in an idealized sloping-bottom circular lake.

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A vortex wake experiment with a steady flow around an idealized circular island (the laminar flow forms under a condition with Re < 40).

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A vortex wake experiment with a steady flow around an idealized circular island (shear instability occurs under a condition with Re ~ 40).

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A vortex wake experiment with a steady flow around an idealized circular island  (Kármán vortex street appears under a condition with Re ~ 300).

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A vortex wake experiment with a steady flow around an idealized geostrophic scale island. A constant Coriolis frequency (f = 10-4 s-1) is considered (vortex shedding becomes asymmetric with a deflection to the right direction).

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FVCOM-simulated non-hydrostatic standing surface gravity waves (note: the free surface is amplified by a factor of 10 to provide a better view of the elevation change).

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FVCOM non-hydrostatic lock exchange experiment results (the vertical and horizontal diffusion terms were turned off)

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FVCOM-simulated nonhydrostatic internal wave breaking over the shelf

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FVCOM-simulated nonhydrostatic internal wave breaking over the shore.

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Flooding and drying processes in an idealized semi-enclosed estuary with a lateral slope of ~0.3

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Comparing FVCOM-simulated Rossby equatorial soliton with a first-order approximate analytical solution

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 The comparison of the salinity plume over an idealized linearly-slope shelf between FVCOM and POM.

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Demonstration of the FVCOM dike module in an idealized channel. 

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Changes in near-bed currents, bottom shear stress, bottom suspended sediment concentration (SSC), and bed thickness in a tidal-driven idealized inlet. 

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Changes in near-bed currents, fluid mud currents, bottom suspended sediment concentration (SSC), and fluid mud thickness in a tidal-driven idealized inlet. 

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Comparing the model results between FVCOM original upwind+MPDATA) and TVD schemes under a coarse-resolution condition (The TVD algorithm was implemented into FVCOM by Dr. Ole Anders Nøst’s team, Akvaplan-niva, Norway). 

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Comparing the model results between FVCOM original upwind+MPDATA) and TVD schemes under a high-resolution condition (The TVD algorithm was implemented into FVCOM by Dr. Ole Anders Nøst’s team, Akvaplan-niva, Norway). 

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Comparing the FVCOM code with and without the three-dimensional Runge-Kutta schemes for the internal mode.