Comparing the linear and nonlinear buoyancy-driven circulation

The buoyancy-driven circulation is studied in an idealized domain using two models, one based on the linearized planetary geostrophic equations and a fully nonlinear GCM. The surface buoyancy is specified (relaxed) to a chosen function of latitude in the linear (nonlinear) model. The models yield si...

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Main Authors: A. Gjermundsen, J. H. LaCasce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stockholm University Press 2017-01-01
Series:Tellus: Series A, Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16000870.2017.1299282