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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Galt, Jerry A.
Other Authors: Operations Research (OR), Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.), Graduate School of Operational and Information Sciences (GSOIS)
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 1972
Subjects:
Ocean circulation
numerical modeling
Arctic Ocean
RADIO DIRECTION FINDERS
Arctic
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10945/28910
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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) NA http://archive.org/details/developmentofhom00galt

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