Investigation of the western Mediterranean's hydrodynamics with the Gher Three-Dimensional Primitive Equation Model

1994 ◽  
pp. 287-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Beckers ◽  
P. Brasseur ◽  
S. Djenidi ◽  
J. C. J. Nihoul
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Primitive Equation ◽  
Primitive Equation Model

Tropical Cyclone Energy Dispersion in a Three-Dimensional Primitive Equation Model: Upper-Tropospheric Influence*

2008 ◽  
Vol 65 (7) ◽  
pp. 2272-2289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuyang Ge ◽  
Tim Li ◽  
Yuqing Wang ◽  
Melinda S. Peng
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Cyclone ◽  
Rossby Wave ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Wave Train ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Energy Dispersion ◽  
Primitive Equation ◽  
Primitive Equation Model ◽  
Rossby Wave Train

Abstract The three-dimensional (3D) Rossby wave energy dispersion of a tropical cyclone (TC) is studied using a baroclinic primitive equation model. The model is initialized with a symmetric vortex on a beta plane in an environment at rest. The vortex intensifies while becoming asymmetric and moving northwestward because of the beta effect. A synoptic-scale wave train forms in its wake a few days later. The energy-dispersion-induced Rossby wave train has a noticeable baroclinic structure with alternating cyclonic–anticyclonic–cyclonic (anticyclonic–cyclonic–anticyclonic) circulations in the lower (upper) troposphere. A key feature associated with the 3D wave train development is a downward propagation of the relative vorticity and kinetic energy. Because of the vertical differential inertial stability, the upper-level wave train develops faster than the lower-level counterpart. The upper anticyclonic circulation rapidly induces an intense asymmetric outflow jet in the southeast quadrant, and then further influences the lower-level Rossby wave train. On one hand, the outflow jet exerts an indirect effect on the lower-level wave train strength through changing TC intensity and structure. On the other hand, it triggers downward energy propagation that further enhances the lower-level Rossby wave train. A sudden removal of the diabatic heating may initially accelerate the energy dispersion through the increase of the radius of maximum wind and the reduction of the lower-level inflow. The latter may modulate the group velocity of the Rossby wave train through the Doppler shift effect. The 3D numerical results illustrate more complicated Rossby wave energy dispersion characteristics than 2D barotropic dynamics.

scholarly journals Mean Circulation and Internal Variability in an Ocean Primitive Equation Model

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 559-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sybren Drijfhout ◽  
Christoph Heinze ◽  
Mojib Latif ◽  
Ernst Maier-Reimer
Keyword(s):  
Internal Variability ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Primitive Equation ◽  
Primitive Equation Model ◽  
Mean Circulation
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