smooth
u^2: 9.7 global avg
POP-alpha in the
North Atlantic
Smith ea
200 p 1550
0.1 mKE:
13.2
total
KE=~43
¥POP-a is still under
development for realistic domains.
¥Rough topography and high
velocities in jets cause difficulties.
POP-Leray 0.2¼
Eddy kinetic energy (3yr mean)
¥The Leray model, a simplified
version of LANS-a, shows promising results: higher kinetic and eddy kinetic energy.
29.4
13.1
11.1
EKE
42.6
22.1
17.3
KE
POP, 0.1¼
POP-Leray, 0.2¼
POP, 0.2¼
kinetic energy