Available potential energy in numerical ocean circulation models
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Alcorn, Marion Everet
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1974-09Advisor
Haney, R.L.
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The energetics of two numerical models of the ocean
circulation are studied by use of available potential energy.
Available potential energy, calculated by an approximation
equation using a temperature perturbation field, compares
favorably with that obtained using the exact expression
using a height perturbation field. A general circulation model of the ocean is employed to
study large-scale energy transformations, and a mid-ocean
dynamics experiment (mesoscale) model is employed to study
transformations of energy by stationary features and by
transient motions. Results from the general circulation
model are consistent with those of Haney (197^-). Results
from the mesoscale model indicate that the transformation
of energy is from available potential energy to kinetic
energy of the transient eddy field.
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