The dependence of upper ocean gyres on wind and buoyancy forcing

Author:

Liu TongyaORCID,Ou Hsien-Wang,Liu Xiaohui,Qian Yu-Kun,Chen Dake

Abstract

AbstractA series of numerical simulations with different forcing conditions are carried out, to investigate the roles played by buoyancy and wind forcing on the upper ocean gyres, and to contrast the laminar and eddying regimes. Model experiments show that the buoyancy-driven eastward geostrophic flow tends to suppress the formation of the wind-driven subpolar gyre, but the northward eddy heat transport can homogenize the subpolar water and reduce the meridional temperature gradient by about two-third, thus counteracting the buoyancy effect and saving the subpolar gyre. For the subtropical gyre, its transport is enhanced by eddy mixing, and the role of buoyancy forcing is very sensitive to the choice of diapycnal diffusivity. Our results suggest that eddy effects must be considered in the dynamics of the subpolar gyre, and vertical diffusivity should be selected carefully in simulating the basin-wide circulations.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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