On the Role of Eddies and Surface Forcing in the Heat Transport and Overturning Circulation in Marginal Seas

• Published in: Journal of climate Vol. 24; no. 18; pp. 4844 - 4858
• Main Author: Spall, Michael A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA American Meteorological Society 15.09.2011
• Subjects: Atmosphere; Atmospheric circulation; Atmospheric cooling; Atmospheric models; Buoyancy; Circulation; Climate models; Density; Dimensionless numbers; Earth, ocean, space; Eddies; Eddy heat flux; Exact sciences and technology; Exchanging; Exports; External geophysics; General circulation models; Heat; Heat flux; Heat loss; Heat transfer; Heat transport; Marginal seas; Marine; Meridional heat transport; Meridional overturning circulation; Mesoscale eddies; Modelling; Ocean circulation; Ocean circulation models; Ocean currents; Ocean models; Oceanography; Oceans; Primitive equations; Scaling; Sea transportation; Sea water; Seas; Theory; Thermohaline circulation; Topography; Water circulation; Water temperature; Wind; Wind effects; Arctic Ocean; Greenland Sea; North Atlantic; Norwegian Sea; Atlantic Ocean; Nordic Seas; AN, North Atlantic; ANE, Norwegian Sea; Atmosphere model; Primitive equation; Heat loss; Wind effect; Climate models; Subpolar zone; buoyancy; Ocean model; Mesoscale; winds; thermohaline circulation; cooling; Iceland sea; Forcing; marginal seas; Vortex; heat transfer; ocean circulation; high resolution

The factors that determine the heat transport and overturning circulation in marginal seas subject to wind forcing and heat loss to the atmosphere are explored using a combination of a high-resolution ocean circulation model and a simple conceptual model. The study is motivated by the exchange betwe...