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RISThe Vertical Advection of Momentum in Bryan-Cox-Semtner Ocean General Circulation Models
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: This paper is concerned with the way that the Bryan-Cox-Semtner type ocean general circulation models represent the vertical advection of momentum, particularly at horizontal scales which are only slightly larger than the ...
An Analytic Model of the Agulhas Current as a Western Boundary Current with Linearly Varying Viscosity
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A recent current profile across the Agulhas Current shows a region of strong current shear near the continental slope and a relatively gentle exponential decay of the current offshore. If the standard Munk solution is used ...
Evidence for Shallow Zonal Jets in the South Equatorial Current Region of the Southwest Pacific
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: At depths above 1000 m, the currents of the southwestern Pacific are traditionally considered to be dominated by the broad westward flow of the South Equatorial Current, part of the South Pacific subtropical gyre. Results ...
The Deacon Cell and the Other Meridional Cells of the Southern Ocean
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The meridional circulation cells of the Southern Ocean are investigated using the results from a fine-resolution primitive equation model. Zonal integration along depth levels shows the classical series of meridional cells ...
The Region of Large Sea Surface Height Variability in the Southeast Pacific Ocean
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Satellite altimeter observations of sea surface height (SSH) show an extensive triangular region of high variability in the southeastern Pacific. The region is unusual in two ways. First, it appears to have a horizontal ...
Improved Advection Schemes for Ocean Models
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Leonard?s widely used QUICK advection scheme is, like the Bryan?Cox?Semtner ocean model, based on a control volume form of the advection equation. Unfortunately, in its normal form it cannot be used with the leapfrog?Euler ...
The Development of a Free-Surface Bryan–Cox–Semtner Ocean Model
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A version of the Bryan?Cox?Semtner numerical ocean general circulation model, adapted to include a free surface, is described. The model is designed for the following uses: tidal studies (a tidal option is explicitly ...
A Model Analysis of the Behavior of the Mediterranean Water in the North Atlantic
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The behavior of the Mediterranean Water in the North Atlantic Ocean sector of a global ocean general circulation model is explored, starting from its entry point at the Strait of Gibraltar. The analysis focuses primarily ...
A Multiprocessor Ocean General Circulation Model Using Message Passing
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Numerical models of the ocean are widely used to study the physics, chemistry, and biology of the ocean and its effect on climate. Unfortunately limits in available computer power often restrict the length of model runs ...