Abstract
AbstractWith the Princeton Ocean Model (POM), a model with horizontal resolution of about 200 m is developed to simulate the bottom current field of the small study area in the north of the South China Sea. The grid‐nesting technique is used twice in this model with the high‐resolution bathymetry data measured by multi‐beam equipment. The lateral open boundary conditions of the nested model are selected by numerical experiments. It is proved that this ultra‐high resolution model is able to simulate the residual current of the area with complex ocean topography and is a quick and accurate way to get a three‐dimensional high‐resolution ocean current field of the small sea area with open boundaries. The resolution is nine times that of current international advanced level. The model developed here is also applicable for researches on small‐scale ocean environment.
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