Feature of thermohaline circulation in two-layer conceptual model based on energy constraint

• Published in: Science China. Earth sciences Vol. 58; no. 8; pp. 1397 - 1403
• Main Authors: Shen, Yang, Guan, YuPing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Science China Press 01.08.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Atmospheric circulation; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Research Paper; Stratigraphy; THC; 分层模型; 垂直分层; 概念模型; 模型描述; 温盐环流; 环流特征; 能量约束; thermohaline circulation; freshwater flux; two-layer model; mixing energy; equilibrium state

The assertion that the thermohaline circulation （THC） is driven and sustained by mechanical energy has been increasingly ac- cepted. The simplest conceptual model describing the THC is the Stommel two-box model. Given the vertical stratification in the real ocean, layered models were designed and us...