Nonnormal perturbation growth and optimal excitation of the thermohaline circulation using a 2D zonally averaged ocean model

Nonnormal perturbation growth and optimal excitation of the thermohaline circulation using a 2D zonally averaged ocean model

Generalized linear stability theory is used to calculate the optimal initial conditions that result in transient amplification of the thermohaline circulation (THC) in a zonally-averaged single basin ocean model. The eigenmodes of the tangent linear model verify that the system is asymptotically sta...

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Main Author: Alexander, Julie
Other Authors: Monahan, Adam
Language:English
en
Published: 2008
Subjects:
nonnormal perturbation growth
thermohaline circulation
stochastic climate models
2D zonally averaged ocean models
UVic Subject Index::Sciences and Engineering::Earth and Ocean Sciences::Oceanography
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1245

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http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1245

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