TY - JOUR
T1 - Wind-induced low-frequency oceanic variability
AU - Willebrand, Jürgen
AU - Philander, George
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Mr. R.C. Pacanowsky for assistance in the numerical computations. This work has been supported through the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory - NOAA Grant No. 04 - 7 - 022 - 44017.
PY - 1979/1/1
Y1 - 1979/1/1
N2 - The generation of low-frequency current fluctuations in the ocean by variable winds is reconsidered. Observed spectral characteristics of the wind field over the ocean are discussed. A simplified analytical model is used to derive spectral properties of the oceanic response to broadband atmospheric forcing. The results qualitatively agree with a more realistic numerical model, and may help to explain some aspects of deep-sea current meter observations.
AB - The generation of low-frequency current fluctuations in the ocean by variable winds is reconsidered. Observed spectral characteristics of the wind field over the ocean are discussed. A simplified analytical model is used to derive spectral properties of the oceanic response to broadband atmospheric forcing. The results qualitatively agree with a more realistic numerical model, and may help to explain some aspects of deep-sea current meter observations.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0422-9894(08)71122-X
DO - 10.1016/S0422-9894(08)71122-X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77956805521
SN - 0422-9894
VL - 25
SP - 61
EP - 70
JO - Elsevier Oceanography Series
JF - Elsevier Oceanography Series
IS - C
ER -