Statistical convective down motion driven by random inputs of localized buoyancy in a homogeneous sea

Bouch, V. (2000) Statistical convective down motion driven by random inputs of localized buoyancy in a homogeneous sea. Il nuovo cimento C, 23 C (5). pp. 469-486. ISSN 1826-9885

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Abstract

A model for the dynamics of dense water plumes in a homogeneous sea initially at rest, suddenly perturbed on the air-sea surface by a series of random buoyancy inputs localized on small space and time scales, is presented here. A Lagrangian representation allows the time evolution for a single, mixing plume able to carry down dense water mass to be obtained. Moreover scaling laws are found for long times, which depend on the surface air-sea interaction statistics involved and on the forcing time scale: in this way it is shown that the asymptotic time evolution of the plumes is the result of surface heterogeneous buoyancy forcing inputs.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Ocean/Eart/atmosphere interaction; Ocean bottom processes
Subjects: 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 550 Scienze della Terra > 551 Geologia, Idrologia, Meteorologia
Depositing User: Marina Spanti
Date Deposited: 09 Mar 2020 15:52
Last Modified: 09 Mar 2020 15:52
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/13945

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