Abstract: The classic theory of deep circulation by Stommel and Arons is extended to a two-level model. Instead of specifying the interfacial upwelling a priori, it is calculated as part of the solution. The model shows strong ...

Abstract: Freshwater flux used as a natural boundary condition for the salinity balance is applied to a primitive equation model of the oceanic general circulation. Instead of the relaxation condition or the virtual salt flux boundary ...

Abstract: From an examination of possible ways to satisfy the essential upper boundary conditions, a general way to solve the ideal fluid thermocline is proposed. Through specifying the functional relation between the potential ...

Abstract: An exact analytical solution for the ideal-fluid thermocline is discussed. The solution is calculated from the specified functional relations: for the ventilated thermocline it is a linear functional relation between the ...

Abstract: A one-and-one-half layer, reduced gravity model has been studied numerically in parallel to previous analytical studies by Huang and Flierl. The main emphasis is on a strong nonlinearity associated with the layer depth, ...

Abstract: A three-layer model, in which both the second and third layers are allowed to outcrop for strong wind forcing, is studied numerically. A broad range of parameters has been tested to explore possible flow patterns. There ...

Abstract: A three-layer model is formulated and run numerically in order to understand the highly nonlinear structure of the wind-driven circulation in a basin including both a subtropical and a subpolar gyre. The third layer is ...

Abstract: Recent developments of ideal-fluid thermocline models are briefly reviewed. Using density coordinates, boundary value problems are formulated for the ideal-fluid thermocline with continuous stratification. Ekman pumping ...

Abstract: Recent progress in thermocline theory is linked and demonstrated by a wind-driven three-layer numerical model. The dynamic balances of the circulation of the model are studied through examination of potential vorticity ...

Abstract: The parameter sensitivity of a continuously stratified model of the ideal-fluid thermocline in the subtropical gyre interior is studied. A one-dimensional advection?diffusion model is used to set up a background stratification ...