Sensitivity to open boundary forcing in a fine-resolution model of the Iberian shelf-slope region

International audience A fine-resolution primitive equation numerical model is constructed for the Iberian continental shelf and slope region, with open boundaries to the north, south and west. The model is forced by climatological wind fields and relaxed at the surface to climatological temperature...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stevens, I. G., Johnson, J. A.
Other Authors: School of Mathematics, University of East Anglia Norwich (UEA)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 1997
Subjects:
[SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean
Atmosphere
[SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://hal.science/hal-00316183
https://hal.science/hal-00316183/document
https://hal.science/hal-00316183/file/angeo-15-113-1997.pdf
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Summary:International audience A fine-resolution primitive equation numerical model is constructed for the Iberian continental shelf and slope region, with open boundaries to the north, south and west. The model is forced by climatological wind fields and relaxed at the surface to climatological temperature and salinity fields. A series of numerical experiments is conducted to investigate the influence of the open boundary conditions. The numerical results include coastal upwelling in summer and a poleward current in winter. The effects of advection of Mediterranean Water and eastern North Atlantic Central Water feature in the circulation. Qualitative comparisons are made with observations.

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