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The MIT General Circulation Model (or MITgcm) is a numerical computer code that solves the equations of motion governing the ocean or Earth's atmosphere using the finite volume method. It was developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was one of the first non-hydrostatic models of the ocean.

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  • Marshall, John (1997). "A finite-volume, incompressible Navier Stokes model for studies of the ocean on parallel computers". J. Geograph. Res. 102 (C3): 5753–5766. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)


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