Parameterization of mesoscale eddies as inferred from a high-resolution circulation model
The compatibility of the Gent and McWilliams thickness mixing parameterization with perturbation thickness fluxes evaluated from eddy-resolving North Atlantic model results is investigated. After extensive spatial and temporal averaging, a linear correlation between the parameterized fluxes and thos...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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AMS (American Meteorological Society)
1996
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| Online Access: | https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/44/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/44/1/1520-0485%281996%29026_2281_pomeai_2.0.co%3B2.pdf https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<2281:POMEAI>2.0.CO;2 |
| Summary: | The compatibility of the Gent and McWilliams thickness mixing parameterization with perturbation thickness fluxes evaluated from eddy-resolving North Atlantic model results is investigated. After extensive spatial and temporal averaging, a linear correlation between the parameterized fluxes and those calculated directly from model fluctuations in the subtropics could be found. A direct estimate of a constant mixing parameter κ could be inferred in the order of 1.0 × 107 cm2 s−1. |
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