The atmospheric ocean: eddies and jets in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current
Although the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is the longest and the strongest oceanic current on the Earth and is the primary means of inter-basin exchange, it remains one of the most poorly represented components of global climate models. Accurately describing the circulation of the ACC is made...
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ftcaltechauth:oai:authors.library.caltech.edu:36362 2023-05-15T13:37:29+02:00 The atmospheric ocean: eddies and jets in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current Thompson, Andrew F. 2008-12-28 https://authors.library.caltech.edu/36362/ https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20130114-143148016 unknown Royal Society of London Thompson, Andrew F. (2008) The atmospheric ocean: eddies and jets in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 366 (1885). pp. 4529-4541. ISSN 1364-503X. doi:10.1098/rsta.2008.0196. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20130114-143148016 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20130114-143148016> Article PeerReviewed 2008 ftcaltechauth https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2008.0196 2021-11-11T18:52:32Z Although the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is the longest and the strongest oceanic current on the Earth and is the primary means of inter-basin exchange, it remains one of the most poorly represented components of global climate models. Accurately describing the circulation of the ACC is made difficult owing to the prominent role that mesoscale eddies and jets, oceanic equivalents of atmospheric storms and storm tracks, have in setting the density structure and transport properties of the current. The successes and limitations of different representations of eddy processes in models of the ACC are considered, with particular attention given to how the circulation responds to changes in wind forcing. The dynamics of energetic eddies and topographically steered jets may both temper and enhance the sensitivity of different aspects of the ACC's circulation to changes in climate. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Caltech Authors (California Institute of Technology) Antarctic The Antarctic Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 366 1885 4529 4541 |
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Although the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is the longest and the strongest oceanic current on the Earth and is the primary means of inter-basin exchange, it remains one of the most poorly represented components of global climate models. Accurately describing the circulation of the ACC is made difficult owing to the prominent role that mesoscale eddies and jets, oceanic equivalents of atmospheric storms and storm tracks, have in setting the density structure and transport properties of the current. The successes and limitations of different representations of eddy processes in models of the ACC are considered, with particular attention given to how the circulation responds to changes in wind forcing. The dynamics of energetic eddies and topographically steered jets may both temper and enhance the sensitivity of different aspects of the ACC's circulation to changes in climate. |
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The atmospheric ocean: eddies and jets in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current |
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