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Fearon, Giles; Herbette, Steven; Veitch, Jennifer; Cambon, Gildas; Lucas, Andrew J.; Lemarié, Florian; Vichi, Marcello. |
The land‐sea breeze is resonant with the inertial response of the ocean at the critical latitude of 30°N/S. 1D‐vertical numerical experiments were undertaken to study the key drivers of enhanced diapycnal mixing in coastal upwelling systems driven by diurnal‐inertial resonance near the critical latitude. The effect of the land boundary was implicitly included in the model through the `Craig approximation' for first order cross‐shore surface elevation gradient response. The model indicates that for shallow water depths (<~100~m), bottom shear stresses must be accounted for in the formulation of the ‘Craig approximation’, as they serve to enhance the cross‐shore surface elevation gradient response, while reducing shear and mixing at the thermocline. The... |
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Palavras-chave: Inertial oscillations< /AUTHOR_KEYWORD> Land-sea breeze< /AUTHOR_KEYWORD> Diurnal-inertial resonance< /AUTHOR_KEYWORD> Coastal upwelling< /AUTHOR_KEYWORD> Diapycnal mixing< /AUTHOR_KEYWORD> Phytoplankton blooms< /AUTHOR_KEYWORD>. |
Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00643/75507/76384.pdf |
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Veitch, Jennifer; Hermes, Juliet; Lamont, Tarron; Penven, Pierrick; Dufois, Francois. |
The dynamics and seasonal variability of jet currents on the southern Benguela shelf-edge are investigated using a climatologically forced ROMS model. The jet is primarily forced by the intense horizontal gradients that exist across the southern Benguela shelf. These gradients are set up by nearshore cooling via the strongly seasonal upwelling regime and variable offshore warming by the advection of Agulhas waters. While the nearshore cooling is prevalent only during the spring and summer upwelling season, the offshore warming exists throughout the year. As a result intensified geostrophically adjusted currents exist throughout the year, particularly off the Cape Peninsula and Cape Columbine. However, the distinct shelf-edge jet features are most intense... |
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Palavras-chave: Southern Benguela; Shelf-edge jet; Numerical model. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00403/51401/51976.pdf |
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