Abstract: A linear stability analysis of the inviscid stratified Boussinesq equations is presented given a steady zonal flow with constant vertical shear in a tilted f plane. Full nonhydrostatic terms are included: 1) acceleration ...

Abstract: n this paper the atmospheric response to an open-ocean polynya in the Southern Ocean is studied by analyzing the results from an atmospheric and oceanic synoptic-scale resolving Community Earth System Model (CESM) simulation. ...

Abstract: he new Community Climate System Model, version 4 (CCSM4), provides a powerful tool to understand and predict the earth?s climate system. Several aspects of the Southern Ocean in the CCSM4 are explored, including the surface ...