Modeling the Antarctic Circumpolar Current: A Comparison of FRAM and Equivalent Barotropic Model Results
Analyzing the FRAM simulations, Kinworth (1992) noticed a strong tendency for self-similarity in the vertical structure of the velocity field of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC). By assuming the self-similarity as a hypothesis, Krupitsky et al. (1996) developed an equivalent barotropic (EB) m...
Published in: | Journal of Marine Research |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
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The Aquila Digital Community
1999
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Online Access: | https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/4554 https://doi.org/10.1357/002224099765038553 |
Summary: | Analyzing the FRAM simulations, Kinworth (1992) noticed a strong tendency for self-similarity in the vertical structure of the velocity field of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC). By assuming the self-similarity as a hypothesis, Krupitsky et al. (1996) developed an equivalent barotropic (EB) model of the ACC capable of describing the horizontal structure of the ACC. Compared to the multi-level-primitive-equation GCM, the EB model appeared substantially simpler and therefore useful in pilot process-oriented and sensitivity studies. In the present study dynamical and kinematical comparisons of the EB and FRAM outputs are given. |
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