Validation of hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic versions of the hydrodynamical model MIKE 3 applied for the Baltic Sea

摘要

Hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic versions of the hydrodynamic model MIKE 3 were used to hindcast hydrophysical fields in the Baltic Sea for the period 1 April–1 November 1996. The model results were compared with observed sea level at Helsinki station and with temperature and salinity measured at monitoring stations in the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Proper for the period 1 June–1 November 1996. The comparison was quite good for the sea level and the differences between the results of two model versions were insignificant for temperature and salinity stratification. In general, the results were better for the Baltic Proper than for the Gulf of Finland.