Models and simulations of tracer dispersal by mid-ocean mesoscale eddies
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/8600DOI
10.1575/1912/8600Keyword
Ocean currents; EddiesAbstract
Haidvogel and Keffer (1984) have examined the stirring and mixing
of a passive tracer in a turbulent mesoscale eddy field for environmental
parameters characteristic of a homogeneous mid-ocean region.
This study utilized two numerical models, based respectively on the
barotropic vorticity and advective-diffusive equations, to simulate the
evolving mid-ocean eddy field and the associated dispersion of an
embedded tracer spot. Here, these models are described in detail, and
the full suite of tracer release simulations are shown in the form of
contour plots.
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Haidvogel, D. B., & Keffer, T. (1984). Models and simulations of tracer dispersal by mid-ocean mesoscale eddies. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/8600Related items
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