Investigation of Interannual Variability and Budget of Heat in an Eddy-resolving Numerical Model of Tropical Instability Waves in the Pacific Ocean

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
pp. 787-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. V. Ushakov ◽  
R. A. Ibrayev
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Interannual Variability ◽  
Instability Waves ◽  
Tropical Instability Waves ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

scholarly journals Barotropic Rossby Waves Radiating from Tropical Instability Waves in the Pacific Ocean

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 1160-1181 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Thomas Farrar
Keyword(s):  
Dispersion Relation ◽  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Rossby Waves ◽  
North Pacific Subtropical Gyre ◽  
Sea Level Variability ◽  
Instability Waves ◽  
Tropical Instability Waves ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

Abstract Tropical instability waves are triggered by instabilities of the equatorial current systems, and their sea level signal, with peak amplitude near 5°N, is one of the most prominent features of the dynamic topography of the tropics. Cross-spectral analysis of satellite altimetry observations shows that there is sea level variability in the Pacific Ocean as far north as Hawaii (i.e., 20°N) that is coherent with the sea level variability near 5°N associated with tropical instability waves. Within the uncertainty of the analysis, this off-equatorial variability obeys the dispersion relation for nondivergent, barotropic Rossby waves over a fairly broad range of periods (26–38 days) and zonal wavelengths (9°–23° of longitude) that are associated with tropical instability waves. The dispersion relation and observed wave properties further suggest that the waves are carrying energy away from the instabilities toward the North Pacific subtropical gyre, which, together with the observed coherence of the sea level signal of the barotropic waves with that of the tropical instability waves, suggests that the barotropic Rossby waves are being radiated from the tropical instability waves. The poleward transport of kinetic energy and westward momentum by these barotropic Rossby waves may influence the circulation in the subtropics.

scholarly journals NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF 1964 TSUNAMI ACROSS THE PACIFIC OCEAN

1986 ◽  
Vol 1 (20) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Michael H. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Arrival Time ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Open Sea ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Pacific Ocean

A two dimensional numerical longwave model using an appropriate open sea boundary condition has been developed. The use of the open-sea boundary condition makes it possible to simulate longwave propagation using a smaller region without covering the entire ocean. The numerical model is used to predict the arrival time of tsunamis resulting from the 1964 Alaskan earthquake at various stations with reasonable success.

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