| Physical Model |
| MIT Ocean General Circulation Model |
| Computational domain |
| 20˚S and 81.5˚N |
| Resolution | Longitude | 0.5˚ |
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| Latitude | 0.5˚ |
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| Vertical | 23 vertical levels with a resolution of 10 m thickness at the surface, increasing to 500 m thickness for depths greater than 2200 m |
| Surface forcing |
| Daily fields from NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis I for 1992-2006. Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) are relaxed (two week timescale) to 1992-2006 satellite-based estimates [19] . |
| Parameterization |
| Gent-McWilliams eddy parameterization [20] Nonlocal K-Profile parameterisation (KPP) boundary layer mixing scheme [21] . |