The Interaction of a Deep Western Boundary Current and the Wind-Driven Gyres as a Cause for Low-Frequency Variability
Recent modeling and observational studies have indicated that the interaction of the Gulf Stream and the deep western boundary current (DWBC) in the North Atlantic may induce low-frequency (decadal timescale) variability. To understand the origin of this low-frequency variability, a line of studies...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.163.8758 2023-05-15T17:33:01+02:00 The Interaction of a Deep Western Boundary Current and the Wind-Driven Gyres as a Cause for Low-Frequency Variability Caroline A. Katsman Sybren S. Drijfhout The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1999 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.163.8758 http://www.knmi.nl/publications/fulltexts/jpo_01b.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.163.8758 http://www.knmi.nl/publications/fulltexts/jpo_01b.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.knmi.nl/publications/fulltexts/jpo_01b.pdf text 1999 ftciteseerx 2016-01-07T15:48:13Z Recent modeling and observational studies have indicated that the interaction of the Gulf Stream and the deep western boundary current (DWBC) in the North Atlantic may induce low-frequency (decadal timescale) variability. To understand the origin of this low-frequency variability, a line of studies is continued here addressing the stability and variability of the wind-driven circulation using techniques of dynamical systems theory. In an idealized quasigeostrophic 2-layer model setup, stationary solutions of the coupled wind-driven gyres/DWBC system are computed, using the lateral friction as control parameter. Simultaneously, their stability is assessed. When a DWBC is absent, only oscillatory instabilities with intermonthly timescales are found. However, when the strength of the DWBC is increased, the coupled 2-layer flow becomes susceptible to instabilities with interannual timescales. By computing transient flows at relatively low friction, it is found that the existence of these interannual modes induces low-frequency variability in the coupled Gulf Stream/DWBC system with a preferred interannual timescale. 1. Text North Atlantic Unknown |
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Recent modeling and observational studies have indicated that the interaction of the Gulf Stream and the deep western boundary current (DWBC) in the North Atlantic may induce low-frequency (decadal timescale) variability. To understand the origin of this low-frequency variability, a line of studies is continued here addressing the stability and variability of the wind-driven circulation using techniques of dynamical systems theory. In an idealized quasigeostrophic 2-layer model setup, stationary solutions of the coupled wind-driven gyres/DWBC system are computed, using the lateral friction as control parameter. Simultaneously, their stability is assessed. When a DWBC is absent, only oscillatory instabilities with intermonthly timescales are found. However, when the strength of the DWBC is increased, the coupled 2-layer flow becomes susceptible to instabilities with interannual timescales. By computing transient flows at relatively low friction, it is found that the existence of these interannual modes induces low-frequency variability in the coupled Gulf Stream/DWBC system with a preferred interannual timescale. 1. |
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The Interaction of a Deep Western Boundary Current and the Wind-Driven Gyres as a Cause for Low-Frequency Variability |
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The Interaction of a Deep Western Boundary Current and the Wind-Driven Gyres as a Cause for Low-Frequency Variability |
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The Interaction of a Deep Western Boundary Current and the Wind-Driven Gyres as a Cause for Low-Frequency Variability |
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The Interaction of a Deep Western Boundary Current and the Wind-Driven Gyres as a Cause for Low-Frequency Variability |
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The Interaction of a Deep Western Boundary Current and the Wind-Driven Gyres as a Cause for Low-Frequency Variability |
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