Submesoscale currents in the ocean
JC McWilliams - Proceedings of the Royal Society A …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This article is a perspective on the recently discovered realm of submesoscale currents in
the ocean. They are intermediate-scale flow structures in the form of density fronts and …
the ocean. They are intermediate-scale flow structures in the form of density fronts and …
Wave modelling–the state of the art
This paper is the product of the wave modelling community and it tries to make a picture of
the present situation in this branch of science, exploring the previous and the most recent …
the present situation in this branch of science, exploring the previous and the most recent …
Development of a three-dimensional, regional, coupled wave, current, and sediment-transport model
We are developing a three-dimensional numerical model that implements algorithms for
sediment transport and evolution of bottom morphology in the coastal-circulation model …
sediment transport and evolution of bottom morphology in the coastal-circulation model …
Wave modelling in coastal and inner seas
In the long term development of the research on wind waves and their modelling, in
particular of the inner and coastal seas, the present situation is framed with a short look at …
particular of the inner and coastal seas, the present situation is framed with a short look at …
Dynamics of winds and currents coupled to surface waves
PP Sullivan, JC McWilliams - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2010 - annualreviews.org
We discuss the coupling processes between surface gravity waves and adjacent winds and
currents in turbulent boundary layers. These processes mediate exchanges of momentum …
currents in turbulent boundary layers. These processes mediate exchanges of momentum …
Modeling the morphodynamics of coastal responses to extreme events: What shape are we in?
This review focuses on recent advances in process-based numerical models of the impact of
extreme storms on sandy coasts. Driven by larger-scale models of meteorology and …
extreme storms on sandy coasts. Driven by larger-scale models of meteorology and …
Implementation of the vortex force formalism in the coupled ocean-atmosphere-wave-sediment transport (COAWST) modeling system for inner shelf and surf zone …
N Kumar, G Voulgaris, JC Warner, M Olabarrieta - Ocean Modelling, 2012 - Elsevier
The coupled ocean-atmosphere-wave-sediment transport modeling system (COAWST)
enables simulations that integrate oceanic, atmospheric, wave and morphological …
enables simulations that integrate oceanic, atmospheric, wave and morphological …
Wave–current interaction in an oceanic circulation model with a vortex-force formalism: Application to the surf zone
Y Uchiyama, JC McWilliams, AF Shchepetkin - Ocean Modelling, 2010 - Elsevier
A vortex-force formalism for the interaction of surface gravity waves and currents is
implemented in a three-dimensional (3D), terrain-following, hydrostatic, oceanic circulation …
implemented in a three-dimensional (3D), terrain-following, hydrostatic, oceanic circulation …
The wind-and wave-driven inner-shelf circulation
SJ Lentz, MR Fewings - Annual review of marine science, 2012 - annualreviews.org
The inner continental shelf, which spans water depths of a few meters to tens of meters, is a
dynamically defined region that lies between the surf zone (where waves break) and the …
dynamically defined region that lies between the surf zone (where waves break) and the …
The contribution of wind-generated waves to coastal sea-level changes
Surface gravity waves generated by winds are ubiquitous on our oceans and play a
primordial role in the dynamics of the ocean–land–atmosphere interfaces. In particular, wind …
primordial role in the dynamics of the ocean–land–atmosphere interfaces. In particular, wind …