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Time step

code

types

ocean momentum Dt

ocean tracer Dt

sea ice Dt

AWI

LF

900s

900s

900s

GSFC

LF

720s

720s

720s

 DRAKKAR

 LF+Asselin

 1440s

 1440s

 7200s

ICMMG

split

14400s

14400s

10800s

LANL

LF + F

1800s

1800s

1800s + 15s

LU

LF + PC + F

21600s *

21600s

21600s

NERSC

filtered LF

1600s

1600s

1600s**

NPS

LF + F

1200s

1200s

7200s

NYU

filtered LF

7200s + 1200s

7200s

7200s

POL

LF+Asselin+EE+IE

1440s + 239s

43200s

43200s

FEMAO1

IE + EE + PC

7200s

7200s

7200s + 60s ***

FEMAO2

IE + EE + PC

900s

900s

900s+60s

INMOM

IE + PC + F

3600s

3600s

3600s w/ 120 substeps

RCO

LF+EB

600s + 10s

600s

15s

UCL

LF + F

5760s

5760s

17280s

UW

LF

720s

720s

5400s

DAL

 

 

 

 

FSU

 

 

 

 

GFDL

 

 

 

 

IARC-A

LF+EB+F

360s + 6s

360s

360s + 36s

IARC-B

LF+EB+F

72s + 1.2s

72s

72s + 7.2s

ECCO2

IE+EE+PC

1200s

1200s

600s

MIT

 

 

 

 

NCAR

 

 

 

 

NPI

 

 

 

 

UMASD

 

 

 

 

NOCS/ORCA25

LF+Asselin +EE+IE

1440 s

1440 s

7200 s

MCGU

 

 

 

 

LOCEAN

LF + Asselin

2160s

2160s

10800s

IOS

LF + F + PC

43200s *

43200s

43200s

LF=leapfrog, PC=predict-correct, F=forward, IE=implicit Euler, EE=explicit Euler

**NERSC: sea ice velocitites are updated daily as a steady state balance of forces,while ice scalar properties are advected with Dt=1600s

*** FEMAO1: 3600 for the mode with explicit tides.