Diagnosing the energy cascade in a model of the North Atlantic
Spectral potential and kinetic energy densities and fluxes in horizontal wavenumber space are estimated in an eddy-resolving model of the North Atlantic. In agreement to recent observational results near surface kinetic energy fluxes are negative over wide regions of the North Atlantic, indicative o...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:7274 2023-05-15T17:25:41+02:00 Diagnosing the energy cascade in a model of the North Atlantic Schlösser, Fabian Eden, Carsten 2006 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/7274/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/7274/1/B-ning_et_al-2006-Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL027813 en eng AGU (American Geophysical Union) https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/7274/1/B-ning_et_al-2006-Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf Schlösser, F. and Eden, C. (2006) Diagnosing the energy cascade in a model of the North Atlantic. Open Access Geophysical Research Letters, 34 (L02604). DOI 10.1029/2006GL027813 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL027813>. doi:10.1029/2006GL027813 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Article PeerReviewed 2006 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL027813 2023-04-07T14:54:32Z Spectral potential and kinetic energy densities and fluxes in horizontal wavenumber space are estimated in an eddy-resolving model of the North Atlantic. In agreement to recent observational results near surface kinetic energy fluxes are negative over wide regions of the North Atlantic, indicative of an inverse energy cascade. This inverse kinetic energy cascade is found over a wide depth range but both the spectral kinetic energy density and the corresponding flux show no clear dependency on Rossby radius or Rhines scale. Potential energy fluxes tend to be positive and show a direct potential energy cascade towards a scale which is related to the Rossby radius in the subtropical North Atlantic. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) Geophysical Research Letters 34 2 |
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Spectral potential and kinetic energy densities and fluxes in horizontal wavenumber space are estimated in an eddy-resolving model of the North Atlantic. In agreement to recent observational results near surface kinetic energy fluxes are negative over wide regions of the North Atlantic, indicative of an inverse energy cascade. This inverse kinetic energy cascade is found over a wide depth range but both the spectral kinetic energy density and the corresponding flux show no clear dependency on Rossby radius or Rhines scale. Potential energy fluxes tend to be positive and show a direct potential energy cascade towards a scale which is related to the Rossby radius in the subtropical North Atlantic. |
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Diagnosing the energy cascade in a model of the North Atlantic |
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Diagnosing the energy cascade in a model of the North Atlantic |
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https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/7274/1/B-ning_et_al-2006-Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf Schlösser, F. and Eden, C. (2006) Diagnosing the energy cascade in a model of the North Atlantic. Open Access Geophysical Research Letters, 34 (L02604). DOI 10.1029/2006GL027813 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL027813>. doi:10.1029/2006GL027813 |
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