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| Jullien, Swen; Masson, Sébastien; Oerder, Véra; Samson, Guillaume; Colas, François; Renault, Lionel. |
| Ocean mesoscale eddies are characterized by rotating-like and meandering currents that imprint the low-level atmosphere. Such a current feedback (CFB) has been shown to induce a sink of energy from the ocean to the atmosphere, and consequently to damp the eddy kinetic energy (EKE), with an apparent regional disparity. In a context of increasing model resolution, the importance of this feedback, and its dependence on oceanic and atmospheric models resolution arise. Using a hierarchy of quasi-global coupled models with spatial resolutions varying from ¼° to 1/12°, the present study shows that the CFB induces a negative wind work at scales ranging from 100 to 1000 km, and a subsequent damping of the mesoscale activity by ∼30% on average, independently of the... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Currents; Feedback; Mesoscale processes; Air-sea interaction; Coupled models; Mesoscale models. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00601/71329/69759.pdf |
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