Are There Principles to Guide Eddy Parameterizations?

Abstract

A "list as long as your arm" has described the range of principles that may be attempted for possible eddy parameterization schemes. We feel uncomfortably an attitude of "try and see" whether any particular principle "works" in any particular application. This note summarizes a discussion which followed the body of presentations at Aha. We ask if principles from general physics, especially notions of the 2nd Law and entropy, can help clear a way. We ask if such ideas offer practical means to advance practical knowledge, and where major impediments may lie.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 19, 2001
Accession Number
ADP013575

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  • Greg Holloway

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  • Institute of Ocean Sciences

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  • Energy and Power Technologies

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