Ocean Barotropic Vorticity Balances: Theory and Application to Numerical Models

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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Main Authors: Robin Waldman, Hervé Giordani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2023-04-01
Series:Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
Subjects:
ocean
circulation
modeling
vorticity
gyre
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2022MS003276

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