Modelling the general circulation of shelf seas by 3Dk-ε models
peer reviewed One examines the modifications which must be made-and the limitations which must be set-to classicalk-ε models to extend their application to the simulation of marine mesoscale, synopticscale and macroscale processes which compose the weather-like and general circulations of the sea. T...
Published in: | Earth-Science Reviews |
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Main Authors: | , , |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier Science
1989
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Online Access: | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/103627 https://doi.org/10.1016/0012-8252(89)90021-4 |
Summary: | peer reviewed One examines the modifications which must be made-and the limitations which must be set-to classicalk-ε models to extend their application to the simulation of marine mesoscale, synopticscale and macroscale processes which compose the weather-like and general circulations of the sea. The case of the general circulation—for which sub-grid scale fluctuations include such semi-organized motions as tides and storm surges-is discussed in more detail. A 3Dk-ε model appropriate to the study of the general circulation in a shallow stratified sea is presented and illustrated with the results of a simulation of the general summer circulation in the Northern Bering Sea, made in the scope of the NSF ISHTAR (“Inner Shelf Transfer and Recycling”) Program. |
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