A. Geometry of the study domain
The geometry of the study domain is defined by the
shoreline, bathymetry, estuaries and coastal areas which also
specified transfer boundaries. For the model run in covering
of estuaries and coastal areas in the GoT, the computations
take place on a 0.1◦ × 0.1◦ rectilinear horizontal grid and
on a sigma vertical grid (21 -layers). The domain covered
from 99◦E to 111◦E in longitude and from 2◦N to 14◦N in
latitude. The ocean current in the estuaries and coastal areas of
the GoT on the 0.1◦×0.1◦ grid was obtained from Geophysical
Data Management System (GEODAS) of the NOAA National
Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), Marine Geology (available
online from http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/gdas). The latest
version of the ETOPO1, on a 1-minute latitude/longitude grid
(1 minute of latitude = 1 nautical mile, or 1.853 km, updated
on July 28, 2008 was used for the estuaries and coastal areas
[4].