The Nature and Variability of Eddy Kinetic Energy in an Ocean General Circulation ModelWith a Focus on the South Pacific Subtropical Gyre and the Labrador Sea

• Main Author: Rieck, Jan Klaus
• Other Authors: Böning, Claus W., Brandt, Peter
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: thesis; ddc:550; Eddy Kinetic Energy; Decadal Variability; Ocean General Circulation Model; Labrador Sea; Deep Convection; South Pacific Subtropical Countercurrent; Pacific; Curl; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:8-diss-251232; https://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/diss_mods_00025123; https://macau.uni-kiel.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/dissertation_derivate_00008228/Dissertation_JanKlausRieck_EddyKineticEnergyOceanModel.pdf

This thesis focuses on the nature of oceanic Eddy Kinetic Energy (EKE), its generation and temporal variability. An Ocean General Circulation Model (OGCM) based on the NEMO code builds the foundation for these investigations. For a first case study, several simulations of a 1/4° configuration are us...