Abstract: A model for a turbulent bottom boundary ?slab? layer is described. The model is designed to fit under a standard, depth coordinate ocean general circulation model, with a view to improving its response both for local and ...

Abstract: The response of the deep ocean to periodic and steady forcing by mass sources is considered, in the presence of fluid loss, diffusion, and topography, which may or may not have regions of closed planetary vorticity. There ...

Abstract: A frictional geostrophic model is used to examine how the stability of the thermohaline circulation is affected by idealized topographic variations and the presence or absence of wind stress. If the flow exhibits collapses, ...

Abstract: A wide body of modeling and theoretical scaling studies support the concept that changes to the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), whether forced by winds or buoyancy fluxes, can be understood in terms of ...

Abstract: his paper summarizes the results of an intercomparison project with Earth System Models of Intermediate Complexity (EMICs) undertaken in support of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment ...