A Viscous, Two-Layer Western Boundary Current Structure Function
The classic oceanographic problem of a 1.5-layer western boundary current evolving along a straight wall is considered. Here, building upon the previous work of Charney, Huang and Kamenkovich, we have derived, solved and validated a new numerical formulation for accounting for viscous effects in suc...
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| author | Charles W. McMahon Joseph J. Kuehl Vitalii A. Sheremet |
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| description | The classic oceanographic problem of a 1.5-layer western boundary current evolving along a straight wall is considered. Here, building upon the previous work of Charney, Huang and Kamenkovich, we have derived, solved and validated a new numerical formulation for accounting for viscous effects in such systems. The numerical formulation is validated against rotating table experimental results. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64181b4c6e2f4dc9b6dbbb9a5ed213642023-11-19T22:55:08ZengMDPI AGFluids2311-55212020-04-01526310.3390/fluids5020063A Viscous, Two-Layer Western Boundary Current Structure FunctionCharles W. McMahon0Joseph J. Kuehl1Vitalii A. Sheremet2Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USAGraduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI 02882, USAThe classic oceanographic problem of a 1.5-layer western boundary current evolving along a straight wall is considered. Here, building upon the previous work of Charney, Huang and Kamenkovich, we have derived, solved and validated a new numerical formulation for accounting for viscous effects in such systems. The numerical formulation is validated against rotating table experimental results.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/5/2/63western boundary currentstratified flowgeophysical fluid dynamics |
| spellingShingle | Charles W. McMahon Joseph J. Kuehl Vitalii A. Sheremet A Viscous, Two-Layer Western Boundary Current Structure Function Fluids western boundary current stratified flow geophysical fluid dynamics |
| title | A Viscous, Two-Layer Western Boundary Current Structure Function |
| title_full | A Viscous, Two-Layer Western Boundary Current Structure Function |
| title_fullStr | A Viscous, Two-Layer Western Boundary Current Structure Function |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Viscous, Two-Layer Western Boundary Current Structure Function |
| title_short | A Viscous, Two-Layer Western Boundary Current Structure Function |
| title_sort | viscous two layer western boundary current structure function |
| topic | western boundary current stratified flow geophysical fluid dynamics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/5/2/63 |
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