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Journal of physical oceanography, 2017-02, Vol.47 (2), p.353-373
2017
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Local Sensitivities of the Gulf Stream Separation
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  • Journal of physical oceanography, 2017-02, Vol.47 (2), p.353-373
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Boston: American Meteorological Society
Erscheinungsjahr
2017
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EZB Electronic Journals Library
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  • Abstract Robust and accurate Gulf Stream separation remains an unsolved problem in general circulation modeling whose resolution will positively impact the ocean and climate modeling communities. Oceanographic literature does not face a shortage of plausible hypotheses that attempt to explain the dynamics of the Gulf Stream separation, yet a single theory that the community agrees on is missing. In this paper, the authors investigate the impact of the deep western boundary current (DWBC), coastline curvature, and continental shelf steepening on the Gulf Stream separation within regional configurations of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology General Circulation Model. Artificial modifications to the regional bathymetry are introduced to investigate the sensitivity of the separation to each of these factors. Metrics for subsurface separation detection confirm the direct link between flow separation and the surface expression of the Gulf Stream in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. It is shown that the Gulf Stream separation and mean surface position are most sensitive to the continental slope steepening, consistent with a theory proposed by Melvin Stern in 1998. In contrast, the Gulf Stream separation exhibits minimal sensitivity to the presence of the DWBC and coastline curvature. The implications of these results to the development of a “separation recipe” for ocean modeling are discussed. This study concludes adequate topographic resolution is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for proper Gulf Stream separation.
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Englisch
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ISSN: 0022-3670
eISSN: 1520-0485
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-16-0195.1
Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_journals_1924739490

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