Ocean Barotropic Vorticity Balances: Theory and Application to Numerical Models
Abstract The barotropic vorticity (BV) balance is fundamental when interpreting the ocean gyre circulation. Here we propose an intercomparison of vorticity equations for the depth‐integrated flow applied to ocean models. We review four distinct variants of the BV balances, each giving access to diag...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2023-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2022MS003276 |