Ocean Modeling and Parameterization

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Oceanic General Circulation Models

   • James C. McWilliams

   Pages 1-44

3. Forcing the Ocean

   • Bernard Barnier

   Pages 45-80

4. Modeling and Parameterizing the Ocean Planetary Boundary Layer

   • William G. Large

   Pages 81-120

5. Parameterization of the Fair Weather Ekman Layer

   • James F. Price

   Pages 121-134

6. The Representation of Bottom Boundary Layer Processes in Numerical Ocean Circulation Models

   • Aike Beckmann

   Pages 135-154

7. Marginal Sea Overflows for Climate Simulations

   • James F. Price, Jiayan Yang

   Pages 155-170

8. Turbulent Mixing in the Ocean

   • John M. Toole

   Pages 171-190

9. Parameterization of Processes in Deep Convection Regimes

   • Uwe Send, Rolf H. Käse

   Pages 191-214

10. Double-Diffusive Convection

    • Raymond W. Schmitt

    Pages 215-234

11. Interleaving at the Equator

    • Kelvin J. Richards

    Pages 235-251

12. Eddy Parameterisation in Large Scale Flow

    • Peter D. Killworth

    Pages 253-268

13. Three-Dimensional Residual-Mean Theory

    • Trevor J. McDougall

    Pages 269-302

14. Statistical Mechanics of Potential Vorticity for Parameterizing Mesoscale Eddies

    • Joël Sommeria

    Pages 303-326

15. Topographic Stress: Importance and Parameterization

    • Alberto Alvarez, Joaquin Tintoré

    Pages 327-350

16. Large-Eddy Simulations of Three-Dimensional Turbulent Flows: Geophysical Applications

    • Olivier Métais

    Pages 351-372

17. Parameter Estimation in Dynamical Models

    • Geir Evensen, Dick P. Dee, Jens Schröter

    Pages 373-398

18. On the Large-Scale Modeling of Sea Ice and Sea Ice—Ocean Interactions

    • Thierry Fichefet, Hugues Goosse, Miguel A. Morales Maqueda

    Pages 399-422

19. Ocean Modeling in Isopycnic Coordinates

    • Rainer Bleck

    Pages 423-448

20. Back Matter

    Pages 449-451

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The realism of large scale numerical ocean models has improved dra­ matically in recent years, in part because modern computers permit a more faithful representation of the differential equations by their algebraic analogs. Equally significant, if not more so, has been the improved under­ standing of physical processes on space and time scales smaller than those that can be represented in such models. Today, some of the most challeng­ ing issues remaining in ocean modeling are associated with parameterizing the effects of these high-frequency, small-space scale processes. Accurate parameterizations are especially needed in long term integrations of coarse resolution ocean models that are designed to understand the ocean vari­ ability within the climate system on seasonal to decadal time scales. Traditionally, parameterizations of subgrid-scale, high-frequency mo­ tions in ocean modeling have been based on simple formulations, such as the Reynolds decomposition with constant diffusivity values. Until recently, modelers were concerned with first order issues such as a correct represen­ tation of the basic features of the ocean circulation. As the numerical simu­ lations become better and less dependent on the discretization choices, the focus is turning to the physics of the needed parameterizations and their numerical implementation. At the present time, the success of any large scale numerical simulation is directly dependent upon the choices that are made for the parameterization of various subgrid processes.

• Ocean
• Potential
• Sea ice
• computer
• convection
• dynamics
• mixing
• turbulent flow

`... I strongly recommend this book for the library of each ocean climate modeler, indeed, for any climate modeler. It represents much more than a simple conference/workshop proceeding and may well fit into a course discussing physical parameterizations used in ocean modeling. It is my hope that such schools/workshops on climate-related science continue well into the future, thus producing more volumes of comparable quality and importance.'
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 81:3 (2000)

• Department of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, USA

  Eric P. Chassignet

• Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire des Écoulements Géophysiques et Industriels, Grenoble, France

  Jacques Verron

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