Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8886515 | Ocean Modelling | 2018 | 37 Pages |
Abstract
On the B grid, the growth rates of baroclinic and symmetric instabilities are too small, and converge upwards towards the correct values as the grid scale decreases; no spurious instabilities are observed. In B grid models at eddy-permitting resolution, the reduced growth rate of baroclinic instability may contribute to partially-resolved eddies being too weak. On the C grid the growth rate of symmetric instability is better (larger) than on the B grid, and converges upwards towards the correct value as the grid scale decreases.
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Authors
William Barham, Scott Bachman, Ian Grooms,