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Available potential energy gain from mixing due to the nonlinearity of the equation of state in a global ocean model

Date

Authors

Urakawa, L. S.

Saenz Umana, Juan

Hogg, Andrew

Publisher

American Geophysical Union

Abstract

Densification in the ocean interior upon mixing at high latitudes, due to the nonlinear equation of state (EoS) of seawater, enhances the meridional overturning circulation (MOC). However, recent calculations using numerical simulations of global ocean ci

Keywords

Keywords: Buoyancy forcing; Equation of state; Global ocean circulation; Global ocean model; Gravitational potential energy; Meridional overturning circulations; Ocean general circulation models; Southern ocean; Equations of state; Mixing; Numerical models; Potenti available potential energy; meridional overturning circulation; nonlinearity of the equation of state; ocean general circulation model; the Southern Ocean

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/73261

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Geophysical Research Letters

Type

Journal article

Access Statement

Open Access

DOI

10.1002/grl.50508

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