A Note on Rotational and Divergent Eddy Fluxes

  • Marshall J
  • Shutts G
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Abstract If the deviation of mean flow from mean temperature contours is small, it is shown that a part of the eddy heat flux can be separated out which circulates around eddy potential energy contours, and has a component up/down the mean temperature gradient if there is flow advection of eddy potential energy into/out of the region. If the mean flow is strong, this rotational flux is large and results in regions of up- and downgradient flux. It is a prominent feature of maps of geostrophic eddy fluxes in the ocean and atmosphere.

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Marshall, J., & Shutts, G. (1981). A Note on Rotational and Divergent Eddy Fluxes. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 11(12), 1677–1680. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(1981)011<1677:anorad>2.0.co;2

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