HYCOM
was run with KPP mixing
and
relaxation boundary conditions
to
produce the “best” possible
simulation.
Many
of the observed differences
between
the simulated and observed
fields
can be attributed at least in
part
to the lack of river runoff and
sea
ice in the model, not to mention
forcing
errors and the poor estimate
of
observed mixed layer thickness
obtained
from the smooth Levitus
climatology.
Errors in the simulated
dynamical
fields are partly related
to
the errors in the simulated
thermodynamical
fields.