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Sensitivity analysis of the climate of a chaotic ocean circulation model

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We explore sensitivity analyses of ocean circulation models by comparing the adjoint and direct-perturbation methods. We study the sensitivity of time-averaged inter-gyre vorticity transport to the imposed wind-stress curl in an eddy-permitting reduced-gravity ocean of a double gyre. Two regimes exist: a non-chaotic regime for low wind-stress curl, and a chaotic regime for stronger wind forcing. Direct-perturbation methods are found to converge, with increasing integration time, to a stable '...

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10.1256/qj.01.180

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Atmos Ocean & Planet Physics
Role:
Author
Journal:
QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
Volume:
128
Issue:
586
Pages:
2587-2605
Publication date:
2002-10-01
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EISSN:
1477-870X
ISSN:
0035-9009
Language:
English
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pubs:26031
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uuid:0bac6506-080f-4dda-9efe-be7e665499ea
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pubs:26031
Source identifiers:
26031
Deposit date:
2012-12-19

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