A two-compartment model for understanding the simulated three-dimensional circulation in Prince William Sound, Alaska

被引：14

作者：

Deleersnijder, E

Wang, J

Mooers, CNK

机构：

[1] Univ Catholique Louvain, Inst Astron & Geophys G Lemaitre, B-1348 Louvain, Belgium

[2] Univ Miami, Rosenstiel Sch Marine & Atmospher Sci, Ocean Predict Expt Lab, Miami, FL 33149 USA

[3] Univ Miami, Rosenstiel Sch Marine & Atmospher Sci, Div Appl Marine Phys, Miami, FL 33149 USA

来源：

CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH | 1998年 / 18卷 / 2-4期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0278-4343(97)00064-2

中图分类号：

P7 [海洋学];

学科分类号：

0707 ;

摘要：

A two-compartment model of Prince William Sound (PWS), Alaska, is developed, One compartment, corresponding to the southern PWS, represents advective phenomena, while the other is dominated by diffusion, This simple model is shown to reproduce rather well the temporal evolution of the mass of a passive tracer contained in PWS simulated by a complex, three-dimensional model under five types of surface forcing, The three parameters of the box-model have clear physical meanings, which helps to understand the hydrodynamics of PWS, In particular, the fraction of the flow entering the northern PWS is estimated, as well as the turnover time of the two regions considered. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved

引用

页码：279 / 287

页数：9

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