The Impact of Parameterized Lateral Mixing on the Antarctic Circumpolar Current in a Coupled Climate Model

• Published in: Journal of Physical Oceanography
• Main Authors: Ragen, Sarah, Pradal, Marie-Aude, Gnanadesikan, Anand
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Drake Passage; Pacific; Curl; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1803713; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1803713; https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo-d-19-0249.1

This study examines the impact of changing the lateral diffusion coefficient ARedi on the transport of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC). The lateral diffusion coefficient ARedi is poorly constrained, with values ranging across an order of magnitude in climate models. The ACC is difficult to a...