ISOPYCNIC MIXING AND CONVECTIVE ADJUSTMENT IN AN OCEAN GENERAL-CIRCULATION MODEL

Authors
GOUGH WA
Citation
Wa. Gough, ISOPYCNIC MIXING AND CONVECTIVE ADJUSTMENT IN AN OCEAN GENERAL-CIRCULATION MODEL, Atmosphere-ocean, 35(4), 1997, pp. 495-511
Citations number
33
Journal title
Atmosphere-ocean → ACNP
ISSN journal
07055900
Volume
35
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
495 - 511
Database
ISI
SICI code
0705-5900(1997)35:4<495:IMACAI>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Convective adjustment is examined in an ocean general circulation mode l which uses an isopycnal mixing parametrization. It is found that the use of art explicit convective adjustment scheme is not needed in a v ariety of equilibria and climate change scenario simulations. A numeri cal mechanism is proposed to explain this as well as the localized app earance of 'negative' diffusion.