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A modelling study of eddy-splitting by an Island/Seamount
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Lu, Youyu |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | A mesoscale eddy’s trajectory and its interaction with topography under the planetary β and nonlinear effects in the South China Sea are examined using the MIT General Circulation Model (MITgcm). Warm eddies propagate to the southwest while cold eddies propagate to the northwest. The propagation speed of both warm and cold eddies is about 2.4 km/day in the model. The eddy trajectory and its structure are affected by an island or a seamount, in 10 particular, under certain conditions, the eddy may split during the interaction with an island/seamount. Eddy-splitting is related to the size of the island and the submergence depth of the seamount. The results of sensitivity experiments with varying island or seamount geometry indicate that the eddy would split in the qualitative range of 1/4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.ocean-sci-discuss.net/os-2016-88/os-2016-88-AR2.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.5194/os-2016-88-rc1 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
