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Quasi-isopycnic layer model for large-scale ocean circulation

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A hydrothermodynamic model of a multilayer ocean, incorporating the upper mixed layer (UML) is described. The model is based on a system of primitive equations integrated within each layer. All layers are assumed to be horizontally-inhomogeneous, however, the density in each thermocline layer changes within the limits determineda priori by the prescribed basic stratification. It is assumed that the layers may outcrop. Results of the numerical experiment on subduction simulation (downwelling of UML waters toward the main thermocline layers) are given.

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  1. E. N. Mikhailova
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Translated by V. Puchkin.

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Mikhailova, E.N., Shapiro, N.B. Quasi-isopycnic layer model for large-scale ocean circulation. Phys. Oceanogr. 4, 251–261 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02197624

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