Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6388233 | Ocean Modelling | 2013 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
All four aforementioned dissipative terms contribute substantially to the total energy dissipation rate of about one terawatt. The partial time derivative of potential energy (non-zero since the isopycnal depths have a long adjustment time), the surface advective fluxes of potential energy, the rate of change of potential energy due to diffusive mass fluxes, and the conversion between internal energy and potential energy also play a non-negligible role in the total mechanical energy budget. Reasons for the <10% total mechanical energy budget imbalance are discussed.
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Authors
David S. Trossman, Brian K. Arbic, Stephen T. Garner, John A. Goff, Steven R. Jayne, E. Joseph Metzger, Alan J. Wallcraft,