A geometric interpretation of eddy Reynolds stresses in barotropic ocean jets

Barotropic eddy fluxes are analyzed through a geometric decomposition of the eddy stress tensor. Specifically, the geometry of the eddy variance ellipse, a two-dimensional visualization of the stress tensor describing the mean eddy shape and tilt, is used to elucidate eddy propagation and eddy feedb...

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Hlavní autoři: Tamarin, T, Maddison, JR, Heifetz, E, Marshall, DP
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: American Meteorological Society 2016