5.4 Exercise 21: Eddy Formation in a Strait
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Fig. 5.4 Exercise 20. Surface distribution of density (shading) and horizontal velocity (arrows)
after 2 days of simulation. Velocity grid points of speeds <1 cm/s are omitted
Fig. 5.5 Exercise 20. Vertical transect at y = 25 km showing density (shading) and the v-velocity
component (contours at 4 cm/s interval) after 2 days of simulation. Solid (broken) lines refer to
positive (negative) values of v
the value of the bottom-friction parameter over one order of magnitude to explore
the role that bottom friction and the bottom-Ekman layer play in the dynamics
evolving.
5.4 Exercise 21: Eddy Formation in a Strait
5.4.1 Background
Eddy shedding by frontal flows by the barotropic and/or baroclinic instability mechanisms is a common feature in the ocean. For physical details of these instability
mechanisms the reader is referred to other books (e.g., Cushman-Roisin, 1994). In
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Fig. 5.4 Exercise 20. Surface distribution of density (shading) and horizontal velocity (arrows)
after 2 days of simulation. Velocity grid points of speeds <1 cm/s are omitted
Fig. 5.5 Exercise 20. Vertical transect at y = 25 km showing density (shading) and the v-velocity
component (contours at 4 cm/s interval) after 2 days of simulation. Solid (broken) lines refer to
positive (negative) values of v
the value of the bottom-friction parameter over one order of magnitude to explore
the role that bottom friction and the bottom-Ekman layer play in the dynamics
evolving.
5.4 Exercise 21: Eddy Formation in a Strait
5.4.1 Background
Eddy shedding by frontal flows by the barotropic and/or baroclinic instability mechanisms is a common feature in the ocean. For physical details of these instability
mechanisms the reader is referred to other books (e.g., Cushman-Roisin, 1994). In