PHILEX MSEAS Modeling Domains

Domain Coord Res Size rel AWACS06 Domain Coord Res Size rel AWACS06
Regional227km122×128×400.77 Archipelago29km185×168×401.54
Encompass both DRI Straits and QPE areas. Avoid undersea ridge out of Japan and rough area to south. Western boundary to encompass basin connecting Mindoro and Mindanao nests. East boundary in abyssal plain. North & South boundaries to provide buffers to subdomains.
Domain Coord Res Size rel AWACS06 Domain Coord Res Size rel AWACS06
Mindoro323km185×174×401.59 Mindanao323km299×102×401.51
West to Palawan to fully encompass Midoro strait. East to encompass Luzon-Samar passage. North to influence of CTD 1. South to encompass Panay-Negros passage. Avoid overlap with Mindanao3. East to lie in abyssal plain and encompass Kuroshio. West to cover drifters. North and South to buffer Surigao1 domain. Avoid overlap with Mindoro3
Domain Coord Res Size rel AWACS06 Domain Coord Res Size rel AWACS06
Mindoro121km167×228×401.88 Surigao121km161×204×401.62
Encompass main Mindoro CTD survey. Resolve Mindoro-Panay entrances. Closer to computational size of other domains. Fully contain Surigao strait. West to resolve interior entrance to strait + Leyte-Cebu passage. Avoid drop-off into Pacific.