Submesoscale dynamics in the upper ocean

JR Taylor, AF Thompson - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Oceanic motions with spatial scales of 200 m–20 km, called submesoscales, are ubiquitous
in the upper ocean and serve as a key intermediary between larger-scale balanced …

Challenges and prospects in ocean circulation models

B Fox-Kemper, A Adcroft, CW Böning… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
We revisit the challenges and prospects for ocean circulation models following Griffies et al..
Over the past decade, ocean circulation models evolved through improved understanding …

Resolving and parameterising the ocean mesoscale in earth system models

HT Hewitt, M Roberts, P Mathiot, A Biastoch… - Current Climate Change …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Assessment of the impact of ocean resolution in Earth System
models on the mean state, variability, and future projections and discussion of prospects for …

[HTML][HTML] The seasonal cycle of submesoscale flows

L Brannigan, DP Marshall, A Naveira-Garabato… - Ocean Modelling, 2015 - Elsevier
The seasonal cycle of submesoscale flows in the upper ocean is investigated in an idealised
model domain analogous to mid-latitude open ocean regions. Submesoscale processes …

Energy budget-based backscatter in a shallow water model of a double gyre basin

M Klöwer, MF Jansen, M Claus, RJ Greatbatch… - Ocean Modelling, 2018 - Elsevier
The parameterization of sub-grid scale processes is one of the key challenges towards
improved numerical simulations of the atmospheric and oceanic circulation. Numerical …

[HTML][HTML] Internal gravity wave emission in different dynamical regimes

M Chouksey, C Eden… - Journal of Physical …, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
Internal Gravity Wave Emission in Different Dynamical Regimes in: Journal of Physical
Oceanography Volume 48 Issue 8 (2018) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation Logo Logo …

The impact of advection schemes on restratifiction due to lateral shear and baroclinic instabilities

M Mohammadi-Aragh, K Klingbeil, N Brüggemann… - Ocean Modelling, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper quantifies spurious dissipation and mixing of various advection schemes in
idealised experiments of lateral shear and baroclinic instabilities in numerical simulations of …

Submesoscale CO2 variability across an upwelling front off Peru

EE Köhn, S Thomsen, DL Arévalo-Martínez… - Ocean …, 2017 - os.copernicus.org
As a major source for atmospheric CO 2, the Peruvian upwelling region exhibits strong
variability in surface fCO 2 on short spatial and temporal scales. Understanding the physical …

Diagnosing and parameterizing the effects of oceanic eddies

A Griesel, J Dräger-Dietel, K Jochumsen - Energy Transfers in Atmosphere …, 2019 - Springer
Oceanic eddies, fluctuations on scales on the order of one km to hundreds of km, derive their
energy primarily from baroclinic instability processes. Currently, climate models do not …

[PDF][PDF] Resolving and parameterising the ocean mesoscale in earth system models

M Roberts, P Mathiot, A Biastoch, E Blockley… - core.ac.uk
Abstract Purpose of Review Assessment of the impact of ocean resolution in Earth System
models on the mean state, variability, and future projections and discussion of prospects for …