Submesoscale processes in the surface layer of the central Baltic Sea: A high-resolution modelling study

Väli, Germo; Meier, H.E. Markus; Liblik, Taavi; Radtke, Hagen; Klingbeil, Knut; Gräwe, Ulf; Lips, Urmas

doi:10.1016/j.oceano.2023.11.002

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Submesoscale processes in the surface layer of the central Baltic Sea: A high-resolution modelling study

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Väli Germo , Meier H.E. Markus , Liblik Taavi , Radtke Hagen , Klingbeil Knut , Gräwe Ulf , Lips Urmas

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10.1016/j.oceano.2023.11.002

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A high-resolution model with a horizontal resolution of 250 m was used to analyze the surface eddy fields and the distribution of kinetic energy in the Baltic Sea. The results indicate a close relationship between the wind speed and the kinetic energy at the surface and the vertically averaged kinetic energy in the sea, and a lagged correlation between the kinetic energy at the surface and the eddy field. The spatial patterns of kinetic energy indicate more energetic currents in the western and southern parts of the Baltic Sea. The distribution of vorticity is inhomogeneous and differs significantly between sea areas. Submesoscale features are also inhomogeneously distributed and occur more frequently in the Gdańsk Basin, the Gulf of Finland, and the western part of the northern Baltic proper.

Słowa kluczowe

ocean modelling submesoscale kinetic energy Rossby numbers GETM Baltic Sea

Wydawca

Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology
Elsevier

Czasopismo

Oceanologia

Rocznik

2024

Tom

Vol. 66 (1)

Strony

78--90

Opis fizyczny

Bibliogr. 72 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Väli Germo

germo.vali@taltech.ee

Department of Marine Systems, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia

autor

Meier H.E. Markus

Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), Rostock, Germany

autor

Liblik Taavi

Department of Marine Systems, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia

autor

Radtke Hagen

Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), Rostock, Germany

autor

Klingbeil Knut

Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), Rostock, Germany

autor

Gräwe Ulf

Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), Rostock, Germany

autor

Lips Urmas

Department of Marine Systems, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia

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