Challenges and prospects in ocean circulation models
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 …
Over the past decade, ocean circulation models evolved through improved understanding …
Closing the loops on Southern Ocean dynamics: From the circumpolar current to ice shelves and from bottom mixing to surface waves
LG Bennetts, CJ Shakespeare… - Reviews of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A holistic review is given of the Southern Ocean dynamic system, in the context of the crucial
role it plays in the global climate and the profound changes it is experiencing. The review …
role it plays in the global climate and the profound changes it is experiencing. The review …
Dedalus: A flexible framework for numerical simulations with spectral methods
Numerical solutions of partial differential equations enable a broad range of scientific
research. The Dedalus project is a flexible, open-source, parallelized computational …
research. The Dedalus project is a flexible, open-source, parallelized computational …
The scale of submesoscale baroclinic instability globally
The spatial scale of submesoscales is an important parameter for studies of submesoscale
dynamics and multiscale interactions. The horizontal spatial scales of baroclinic, geostrophic …
dynamics and multiscale interactions. The horizontal spatial scales of baroclinic, geostrophic …
Rapid mixing and exchange of deep-ocean waters in an abyssal boundary current
AC Naveira Garabato… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
The overturning circulation of the global ocean is critically shaped by deep-ocean mixing,
which transforms cold waters sinking at high latitudes into warmer, shallower waters. The …
which transforms cold waters sinking at high latitudes into warmer, shallower waters. The …
The scale and activity of symmetric instability estimated from a global submesoscale-permitting ocean model
Symmetric instability (SI) extracts kinetic energy from fronts in the surface mixed layer (SML),
potentially affecting the SML structure and dynamics. Here, a global submesoscale …
potentially affecting the SML structure and dynamics. Here, a global submesoscale …
On the role of seamounts in upwelling deep-ocean waters through turbulent mixing
Turbulent mixing in the ocean exerts an important control on the rate and structure of the
overturning circulation. However, the balance of processes underpinning this mixing is …
overturning circulation. However, the balance of processes underpinning this mixing is …
Submesoscale processes and mixing
In this chapter, we discuss the links between oceanic submesoscale (100 m–10 km)
processes and mixing. Submesoscale currents occur on lateral scales of 100 m–10 km in …
processes and mixing. Submesoscale currents occur on lateral scales of 100 m–10 km in …
The contribution of surface and submesoscale processes to turbulence in the open ocean surface boundary layer
CE Buckingham, NS Lucas, SE Belcher… - Journal of Advances …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The ocean surface boundary layer is a critical interface across which momentum, heat, and
trace gases are exchanged between the oceans and atmosphere. Surface processes …
trace gases are exchanged between the oceans and atmosphere. Surface processes …
Centrifugal and symmetric instability during Ekman adjustment of the bottom boundary layer
JO Wenegrat, LN Thomas - Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Flow along isobaths of a sloping lower boundary generates an across-isobath Ekman
transport in the bottom boundary layer. When this Ekman transport is down the slope it …
transport in the bottom boundary layer. When this Ekman transport is down the slope it …