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A numerical model for ocean thermohydrodynamics is considered whose difference scheme permits a number of linear and quadratic invariants to be retained. The model is used as the basis for adaptive computations in the Equatorial Atlantic ocean. Model equations were integrated using different values of the coefficients of diffusion and momentum turbulent exchange. It has been shown that variations of these coefficients strongly influence the intensity of jet streams and the structure of the thermocline.
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Demyshev, S.G. Response of data from numerical modelling of the Equatorial Atlantic circulation to fluctuations of turbulence coefficients. Soviet Journal of Physical Oceanography 1, 487–494 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02197005
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