Abstract: nalytic solutions of a mechanical sea ice model are computed in idealized configurations. They are then used to study the properties of this model. It classically assumes that the ice behaves at large scale as an isotropic ...

Abstract: An ocean model based on similarity solutions derived from the thermocline equations is defined, and its properties are studied in a stationary case. This model only applies to cases that show small departures from zonality. ...

Abstract: The interaction of a coastal Kelvin wave with the mean state in the Gulf Stream separation area is studied using a hierarchy of numerical models including both low- and high-resolution 2.5-layer models and a coarse-resolution ...

Abstract: The response of the ocean to stochastic forcings is studied in a closed basin, using a simple one-dimensional analytical model. The focus is on the mechanisms that determine the time scales of the response and their possible ...