Contributions to the Dynamics of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (A. C. C.). II. Integral Relationships.

Non-dimensional equations of motion are derived for the A. C. C. of the barotropic mode, including the bottom friction and the horizontal eddy viscosity. Integration of the vorticity equation leads to the zeroth order stream function which is dependent only on depth divided by Coriolis' paramet...

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Main Author: Ichiye,Takashi
Other Authors: TEXAS A AND M UNIV COLLEGE STATION DEPT OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Fluid Mechanics
*OCEAN CURRENTS
EQUATIONS OF MOTION
WIND
VORTICES
TRANSPORT PROPERTIES
INTEGRATION
FRICTION
VISCOSITY
OCEAN MODELS
OCEAN BOTTOM
EDDY CURRENTS
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
MOMENTUM TRANSFER
CORIOLIS EFFECT
Wind stress
Ocean circulation
Circumpolar ocean currents
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA014506
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Summary:Non-dimensional equations of motion are derived for the A. C. C. of the barotropic mode, including the bottom friction and the horizontal eddy viscosity. Integration of the vorticity equation leads to the zeroth order stream function which is dependent only on depth divided by Coriolis' parameter. Integration of the momentum equation along a streamline yields the relation between the momentum input by wind stress and its dissipation by the bottom friction and by the horizontal eddy viscosity. The relation determines the magnitude of the stream function. It also explains differences in the total transport of the A. C. C. obtained by Kamenkovich (1962) and by Bryan and Cox (1972).

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