Ocean circulation kinetic energy: Reservoirs, sources, and sinks
R Ferrari, C Wunsch - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2009 - annualreviews.org
The ocean circulation is a cause and consequence of fluid scale interactions ranging from
millimeters to more than 10,000 km. Although the wind field produces a large energy input to …
millimeters to more than 10,000 km. Although the wind field produces a large energy input to …
Ocean data assimilation in support of climate applications: Status and perspectives
Ocean data assimilation brings together observations with known dynamics encapsulated in
a circulation model to describe the time-varying ocean circulation. Its applications are …
a circulation model to describe the time-varying ocean circulation. Its applications are …
ECCO version 4: An integrated framework for non-linear inverse modeling and global ocean state estimation
G Forget, JM Campin, P Heimbach… - Geoscientific Model …, 2015 - gmd.copernicus.org
This paper presents the ECCO v4 non-linear inverse modeling framework and its baseline
solution for the evolving ocean state over the period 1992–2011. Both components are …
solution for the evolving ocean state over the period 1992–2011. Both components are …
The flexible global ocean‐atmosphere‐land system model grid‐point version 3 (FGOALS‐g3): Description and evaluation
This paper introduces the Flexible Global Ocean‐Atmosphere‐Land System Model: Grid‐
Point Version 3 (FGOALS‐g3) and evaluates its basic performance based on some of its …
Point Version 3 (FGOALS‐g3) and evaluates its basic performance based on some of its …
[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of global ocean–sea-ice model simulations based on the experimental protocols of the Ocean Model Intercomparison Project phase 2 (OMIP-2)
H Tsujino, LS Urakawa, SM Griffies… - Geoscientific Model …, 2020 - gmd.copernicus.org
We present a new framework for global ocean–sea-ice model simulations based on phase 2
of the Ocean Model Intercomparison Project (OMIP-2), making use of the surface dataset …
of the Ocean Model Intercomparison Project (OMIP-2), making use of the surface dataset …
[HTML][HTML] The CCSM4 ocean component
G Danabasoglu, SC Bates, BP Briegleb… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.ametsoc.org
The ocean component of the Community Climate System Model version 4 (CCSM4) is
described, and its solutions from the twentieth-century (20C) simulations are documented in …
described, and its solutions from the twentieth-century (20C) simulations are documented in …
North Atlantic simulations in coordinated ocean-ice reference experiments phase II (CORE-II). Part I: mean states
Simulation characteristics from eighteen global ocean–sea-ice coupled models are
presented with a focus on the mean Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) and …
presented with a focus on the mean Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) and …
[HTML][HTML] Antarctic Ocean and sea ice response to ozone depletion: A two-time-scale problem
The response of the Southern Ocean to a repeating seasonal cycle of ozone loss is studied
in two coupled climate models and is found to comprise both fast and slow processes. The …
in two coupled climate models and is found to comprise both fast and slow processes. The …
[HTML][HTML] Impact of horizontal resolution on global ocean-sea-ice model simulations based on the experimental protocols of the Ocean Model Intercomparison Project …
EP Chassignet, SG Yeager… - Geoscientific Model …, 2020 - gmd.copernicus.org
This paper presents global comparisons of fundamental global climate variables from a suite
of four pairs of matched low-and high-resolution ocean and sea-ice simulations that are …
of four pairs of matched low-and high-resolution ocean and sea-ice simulations that are …
Practical global oceanic state estimation
C Wunsch, P Heimbach - Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 2007 - Elsevier
The problem of oceanographic state estimation, by means of an ocean general circulation
model (GCM) and a multitude of observations, is described and contrasted with the …
model (GCM) and a multitude of observations, is described and contrasted with the …