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DYNAMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
b. Determine the pattern and amplitude of the thermocline field (in m).
(13.5) Ventilation
Consider the situation as in Example 13.1 with the same spatial pattern of the
Ekman pumping ˆ
w E in a spherical sector [φ, θ] ∈ [286, 350] × [10, 45].T a k e
α = −1 and assume that the maximum magnitude of the upwelling is equal to
0.1 m day −1 . The layer thicknesses in the three-layer model are H 1 = 500 m,
H 2 = 1000 mandH 3 = 2000 m. The density difference between the layers
are such that g(ρ 3 − ρ 2 )/ρ 2 =0.02 en g(ρ 2 − ρ 1 )/ρ 2 =0.01 ms −2 .
a. Calculate the profile of the layer thickness h 2 .
b. Determine the latitude φ s where outcropping occurs.
DYNAMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
b. Determine the pattern and amplitude of the thermocline field (in m).
(13.5) Ventilation
Consider the situation as in Example 13.1 with the same spatial pattern of the
Ekman pumping ˆ
w E in a spherical sector [φ, θ] ∈ [286, 350] × [10, 45].T a k e
α = −1 and assume that the maximum magnitude of the upwelling is equal to
0.1 m day −1 . The layer thicknesses in the three-layer model are H 1 = 500 m,
H 2 = 1000 mandH 3 = 2000 m. The density difference between the layers
are such that g(ρ 3 − ρ 2 )/ρ 2 =0.02 en g(ρ 2 − ρ 1 )/ρ 2 =0.01 ms −2 .
a. Calculate the profile of the layer thickness h 2 .
b. Determine the latitude φ s where outcropping occurs.