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Author Ansong, J.K. ; Arbic, B.K. ; Simmons, H.L. ; Alford, M.H. ; Buijsman, M.C. ; Timko, P.G. ; Richman, J.G. ; Shriver, J.F. ; Wallcraft, A.J.
Title Geographical Distribution of Diurnal and Semidiurnal Parametric Subharmonic Instability in a Global Ocean Circulation Model Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
Year 2018 Publication Journal of Physical Oceanography Abbreviated Journal J. Phys. Oceanogr.
Volume 48
Issue 6
Pages 1409-1431
Keywords Baroclinic flows ; Internal waves ; Nonlinear dynamics ; Ocean dynamics ; Baroclinic models ; Ocean models
Abstract The evidence for, baroclinic energetics of, and geographic distribution of parametric subharmonic instability (PSI) arising from both diurnal and semidiurnal tides in a global ocean general circulation model is investigated using 1/12.5° and 1/25° simulations that are forced by both atmospheric analysis fields and the astronomical tidal potential. The paper examines whether PSI occurs in the model, and whether it accounts for a significant fraction of the tidal baroclinic energy loss. Using energy transfer calculations and bispectral analyses, evidence is found for PSI around the critical latitudes of the tides. The intensity of both diurnal and semidiurnal PSI in the simulations is greatest in the upper ocean, consistent with previous results from idealized simulations, and quickly drops off about 5° from the critical latitudes. The sign of energy transfer depends on location; the transfer is positive (from the tides to subharmonic waves) in some locations and negative in others. The net globally integrated energy transfer is positive in all simulations and is 0.5%�10% of the amount of energy required to close the baroclinic energy budget in the model. The net amount of energy transfer is about an order of magnitude larger in the 1/25° semidiurnal simulation than the 1/12.5° one, implying the dependence of the rate of energy transfer on model resolution.
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Author Buijsman, M.C. ; Ansong, J.K. ; Arbic, B.K. ; Richman, J.G. ; Shriver, J.F. ; Timko, P.G. ; Wallcraft, A.J. ; Whalen, C.B. ; Zhao, Z.X.
Title Impact of Parameterized Internal Wave Drag on the Semidiurnal Energy Balance in a Global Ocean Circulation Model Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
Year 2016 Publication Journal of Physical Oceanography Abbreviated Journal J. Phys. Oceanogr.
Volume 46
Issue 5
Pages 1399-1419
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Author MacKinnon, J.A. ; Alford, M.H. ; Ansong, J.K. ; Arbic, B.K. ; Barna, A. ; Briegleb, B.P. ; Bryan, F.O. ; Buijsman, M.C. ; Chassignet, E.P. ; Danabasoglu, G. ; Diggs, S. ; Griffies, S.M. ; Hallberg, R.W. ; Jayne, S.R. ; Jochum, M. ; Klymak, J.M. ; Kunze, E. ; Large, W.G. ; Legg, S. ; Mater, B. ; Melet, A.V. ; Merchant, L.M. ; Musgrave, R. ; Nash, J.D. ; Norton, N.J. ; Pickering, A. ; Pinkel, R. ; Polzin, K. ; Simmons, H.L. ; St. Laurent, L.C. ; Sun, O.M. ; Trossman, D.S. ; Waterhouse, A.F. ; Whalen, C.B. ; Zhao, Z.
Title Climate Process Team on Internal-Wave Driven Ocean Mixing Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
Year 2017 Publication Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Abbreviated Journal Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Volume 98
Issue 11
Pages 2429-2454
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Serial 66
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Author Savage, A.C. ; Arbic, B.K. ; Alford, M.H. ; Ansong, J.K. ; Farrar, J.T. ; Menemenlis, D. ; O'Rourke, A.K. ; Richman, J.G. ; Shriver, J.F. ; Voet, G. ; Wallcraft, A.J. ; Zamudio, L.
Title Spectral decomposition of internal gravity wave sea surface height in global models Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
Year 2017 Publication Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans Abbreviated Journal J. Geophys. Res. Oceans
Volume 122
Issue 10
Pages 7803-7821
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Author Savage, A.C. ; Arbic, B.K. ; Alford, M.H. ; Ansong, J.K. ; Farrar, J.T. ; Menemenlis, D. ; O'Rourke, A.K. ; Richman, J.G. ; Shriver, J.F. ; Voet, G. ; Wallcraft, A.J. ; Zamudio, L.
Title Spectral decomposition of internal gravity wave sea surface height in global models: INTERNAL GRAVITY WAVE SEA SURFACE HEIGHT Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
Year 2017 Publication Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans Abbreviated Journal J. Geophys. Res. Oceans
Volume 122
Issue 10
Pages 7803-7821
Keywords high-frequency motions ; atmospheric pressure ; dynamic height
Abstract Two global ocean models ranging in horizontal resolution from 1/128 to 1/488 are used to study the space and time scales of sea surface height (SSH) signals associated with internal gravity waves (IGWs). Frequency-horizontal wavenumber SSH spectral densities are computed over seven regions of the world ocean from two simulations of the HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) and three simulations of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology general circulation model (MITgcm). High wavenumber, high-frequency SSH variance follows the predicted IGW linear dispersion curves. The realism of high-frequency motions (>0:87 cpd) in the models is tested through comparison of the frequency spectral density of dynamic height variance computed from the highest-resolution runs of each model (1/258 HYCOM and 1/488 MITgcm) with dynamic height variance frequency spectral density computed from nine in situ profiling instruments. These high-frequency motions are of particular interest because of their contributions to the small-scale SSH variability that will be observed on a global scale in the upcoming Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite altimetry mission. The variance at supertidal frequencies can be comparable to the tidal and low-frequency variance for high wavenumbers (length scales smaller than 50 km), especially in the higher-resolution simulations. In the highest-resolution simulations, the high-frequency variance can be greater than the low-frequency variance at these scales.
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