On the order of magnitude of the baroclinic flow in the primitive equations of the ocean

被引:6
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作者
Simonnet, E.
Medjo, T. Tachim
Temam, R.
机构
[1] CNRS, Inst Non Lineaire Nice, F-06560 Valbonne, France
[2] Florida Int Univ, Dept Math, Miami, FL 33199 USA
[3] Indiana Univ, Inst Appl Math & Sci Comp, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
关键词
primitive equations; geostrophic; asymptotic; barotropic flow; baroclinic flow;
D O I
10.1007/s10231-004-0146-0
中图分类号
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号
070104 ;
摘要
In this article, we study the baroclinic flow in the primitive equations (PEs) of the ocean, which are known to be the fundamental equations of the ocean, [4]-[8]. We prove that the magnitude of the baroclinic flow in the L-2-norm is of order O(delta), where delta is the aspect ratio of the ocean. Some numerical simulations of the PEs of the ocean consistent with these estimates are also presented.
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页码:S293 / S313
页数:21
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