The Development of a Homogeneous Numerical Ocean Model for the Arctic Ocean

A numerical ocean model driven by surface stress and a source-sink distribution is developed for a homogeneous ocean. Non-linearities, lateral friction and bottom friction are included. The basin shape can be varied to accommodate a large variety of configurations. Variable bathymetry and sources/si...

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Main Author: Galt,J. A.
Other Authors: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
(*OCEAN CURRENTS
ARCTIC OCEAN)
(*ARCTIC OCEAN
MATHEMATICAL MODELS)
WIND
EQUATIONS OF MOTION
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS
NUMERICAL INTEGRATION
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
BATHYMETRY
FINITE DIFFERENCE THEORY
FORTRAN
FORTRAN 4 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0744925
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Summary:A numerical ocean model driven by surface stress and a source-sink distribution is developed for a homogeneous ocean. Non-linearities, lateral friction and bottom friction are included. The basin shape can be varied to accommodate a large variety of configurations. Variable bathymetry and sources/sinks around the perimeter are included. The numerical scheme is conditionally stable and has second order accuracy in space and time. A number of test cases are run to explore the dynamic significances of the various processes represented. The possible influence of these processes on the circulation of the Arctic ocean are discussed. (Author)

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