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neXtSIM_DG : next generation sea-ice model with DG
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Add latitude dependence to the Coriolis parameter #526

Open timspainNERSC opened 2 months ago

timspainNERSC commented 2 months ago

Currently, the Coriolis parameter is the fixed value of 2ω_rot with no latitude dependence. Due to the cos θ dependence of the Coriolis force, this is pretty accurate in the polar regions. But latitude dependence should be included in the updateMomentum() functions of the dynamics classes.