Title :
Hybrid statistical mechanics-ocean circulation for efficient large scale modelling
Author :
Holloway, Greg ; Eby, Michael
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Ocean Sci., Sidney, BC, Canada
Abstract :
Combining theoretical results from statistical mechanics with conventional numerical models of ocean circulation, one achieves substantial improvement in model fidelity without incurring the computational cost of eddy resolution. Global ocean modelling for climate studies becomes a desktop exercise, while regional studies (an example is reported from the western Mediterranean) exhibit striking skill
Keywords :
oceanography; circulation; hybrid statistical mechanics; large scale modelling; numerical model; ocean dynamics; sea; theory; Atmospheric modeling; Computational efficiency; Earth; Entropy; Large-scale systems; Numerical models; Oceans; Power system modeling; Sea measurements; Viscosity;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '93. Engineering in Harmony with Ocean. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1385-2
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1993.325990
