The Idea

Coming together is a beginning,
Keeping together is progress,
Working together is success.
[Henry FORD]

General Ocean Turbulence Model (GOTM) is a very ambitious name for a one-dimensional water column model which simply allows for different combinations of momentum and tracer equations and a choice between some standard turbulence parameterizations. GOTM is of course not complete (and will never be). Whoever is missing any feature in GOTM, is warmly invited to contribute to GOTM and add her or his personal preferences or needs.

The idea behind GOTM is to provide a very simple, clear and well-documented tool that can easily be used to: The structure of GOTM is modular which should support the extension to further processes or turbulence closure schemes. Interested colleagues should report to us their experiences with or extensions to GOTM such that they may be considered and integrated into further releases of GOTM. All contributors will then be considered as co-developers and co-authors of GOTM and thus be acknowledged for it. The idea is that such GOTM is steadily developing and hopefully more and more deserving its name.