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OCEAN DYNAMICS
卷 66, 期 4, 页码 539-548出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-016-0935-1
关键词
Rossby waves; Process model; Altimetry; Ekman pumping
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资金
- CNES
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [140331/2012-3, 248939/2013-0, 447109/2014-6]
The linear theory predicts that Rossby waves are the large scale mechanism of adjustment to perturbations of the geophysical fluid. Satellite measurements of sea level anomaly (SLA) provided sturdy evidence of the existence of these waves. Recent studies suggest that the variability in the altimeter records is mostly due to mesoscale nonlinear eddies and challenges the original interpretation of westward propagating features as Rossby waves. The objective of this work is to test whether a classic linear dynamic model is a reasonable explanation for the observed SLA. A linear-reduced gravity non-dispersive Rossby wave model is used to estimate the SLA forced by direct and remote wind stress. Correlations between model results and observations are up to 0.88. The best agreement is in the tropical region of all ocean basins. These correlations decrease towards insignificance in mid-latitudes. The relative contributions of eastern boundary (remote) forcing and local wind forcing in the generation of Rossby waves are also estimated and suggest that the main wave forming mechanism is the remote forcing. Results suggest that linear long baroclinic Rossby wave dynamics explain a significant part of the SLA annual variability at least in the tropical oceans.
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