Do we require adiabatic dissipation schemes in eddy-resolving ocean models?
Use of horizontal diffusion of temperature and salinity in numerical ocean models causes spurious diapycnal transfers - the "Veronis effect" - leading to erosion of the thermocline and reduced poleward heat transports. The authors derive a relation between these diapycnal transfers and the...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1998
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