An important test of any ocean model is the ability to represent the flow of dense fluid down a slope. One example of such a flow is a non-rotating gravity plume on a continental slope, forced by a limited area of surface cooling above a continental shelf. Because the flow is non-rotating, a two dimensional model can be used in the across slope direction. The experiment is non-hydrostatic and uses open-boundaries to radiate transients at the deep water end. (Dense flow down a slope can also be forced by a dense inflow prescribed on the continental shelf; this configuration is being implemented by the DOME (Dynamics of Overflow Mixing and Entrainment) collaboration to compare solutions in different models).
| Date Of Record Release | 2009-04-14 19:09:35 |
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| Description | An important test of any ocean model is the ability to represent the flow of dense fluid down a slope. One example of such a flow is a non-rotating gravity plume on a continental slope, forced by a limited area of surface cooling above a continental shelf. Because the flow is non-rotating, a two dimensional model can be used in the across slope direction. The experiment is non-hydrostatic and uses open-boundaries to radiate transients at the deep water end. (Dense flow down a slope can also be forced by a dense inflow prescribed on the continental shelf; this configuration is being implemented by the DOME (Dynamics of Overflow Mixing and Entrainment) collaboration to compare solutions in different models). |
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| Source | Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Laboratory for Energy and the Environment |
| Keyword | Oceans, Gravity plumes, Continental slopes, Non-hydrostatic, Dynamics of Overflow Mixing and Entrainment (DOME), Ocean modeling |
| Selector | Conlin |
| Date Of Record Creation | 2009-04-14 19:04:40 |
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| Date Last Modified | 2010-01-24 17:05:06 |
| Language | English |