Page for Sverdrup/SEC work

1. Rough plots: SST   Sfc u   u along Eq   u on z at 120°W   u(advective) on z at 120°W
2. Surface zonal current (ERS winds)  Difference from exp-341
3. Mean surface dp/dy (gd(sealevel)/dy)

One idea is to define an "advective forcing" by moving the nonlinear terms over to the RHS, and define an advective Tau^y_adv =-(uv_x+vv_y), so u_adv =Tau^y_adv /f, analogous to an Ekman transport. Also see below for Dennis's point that if u_adv is a forcing, then it should also contribute to the curl.

In all of these, look carefully at the definition of what "advective" is. In (almost?) all cases the definition is listed in the plot. In some cases these are simple advection: (e.g. uu_x+vu_y). In other cases it is the G/C flux-form terms (3) and (4) (Del dot(uuh) or Del dot(uuh)+hu dot grad(u)). These are ok as far as they go, but are not complete. In order to make the momentum terms balance it is necessary to calculate all terms of the split advection term as in G/C eqn (64):

The last two terms come from substituting from the continuity equation (22). (See the Flux form vorticity equation)

1. (y,z) sections (u_Total, u_g, u_Difference, u_Advective):  160°E  180°  160°W  140°W  120°W  100°W   
   (Same figs from exp-346:  160°E  180°  160°W  140°W  120°W  100°W )  
   v and v_g
2. dP/dx along the equator .
   Compare Johnson CTDs and G/C model: P_x and Tau^x
   Model P_x (Check different runs): 345 and 341  346 and 345
   Model zonal mom terms: Model/Sverdrup P_x
   Complete momentum balance along the equator: Split advection terms and Shapiro friction
3. Sverdrup balance comparison (Maps of BV=Curl(Tau): 25°S-25°N  15°S-15°N
                                                            Same figs from exp-346: 25°S-25°N  15°S-15°N
4. Compare wind and model Sverdrupian terms: Maps of  Usv, Ug+Uek, Remainder    dP/dx    P    Ug
5. Maps of Sverdrup and non-Sverdrup transport (U and V):  Sverdrup   Non-Sverdrup   Check the sum against total (u)
6. Maps of PG and nonlinear terms: Unsmoothed   Smoothed in x
   New versions of advective terms: Ferret derivs  4th-order derivs  Smoothed  Compare derivs  To curls  To Usv
   Compare terms from full time-dependence, mean (u,v,h) and time-smoothed (u,v,h):
   From means  From smoothed u,v,h  Difference full-mean  vu_y vertical sections  
   Versions as in talk/paper: Full time-dep  From smoothed velocities  Difference Full minus Smoothed  
7. Maps of all terms (Advective, Coriolis, PGF, Tau): Maps  Include sum  Extend to 20°
   Meridional sections of mom terms: 170°W-140°W  (Show sum x10)  140°W-110°W  (Show sum x10)  
   Maps with fluxform adv terms  Sums
8. Some exploration of nonlinear terms time/depth dependence: 
   Examples of term components (k=2): uv_x (3°N,120°W)  vv_y (3°N,120°W)  uv_x (1°N,120°W)  vv_y (1°N,120°W)
   Some mean vertical slices: uv_x (1°N, mean)  vu_y (1°N, mean)  vu_y (1°S, mean)  vu_y (150°W, mean)
   (x,t) sections of V-Int terms: uu_x, Eq  vu_y, Eq  uv_x, 1°N  vv_y, 1°N  
9. Sum of mean linear terms (should = 0 if dynamics are linear):  Maps   Show sum x10
10. Maps of mean zonal transports:  u_total,  u_g,  u_adv   u_total 341/345   Layer 1 u_adv 341/345/346
11. More checks:  Maps of u_adv+u_Ek and sums (345)
12. Split advection terms (correctly and completely as in G/C eq (64): 
    1. Zonal  Meridional
    2. Separate out hu dot Grad(u): Zonal  Meridional
    3. Components of the term Del dot(uuh)
    4. Terms from mean u,v,h: Zonal  Meridional  Zonal from 35-day triangle u,v,w,h
13. Explicit friction: Mean vertically-integrated horizontal friction
14. Ways of parsing Curl(Del dot uu):
    1. u_y terms of Curl(u dot Grad(u)): Individual terms  Sums
    2. Mean relative vorticity
    3. Vertical structure of w and u_x+v_y: Equator: On sigma  On z  150°-120°W meridional section: On sigma  On z
    4. Vertical structure of u,v,uu_x,vu_y,uv_y,(uv)_y: 160°E-170°W  180°-140°W  150°W-120°W   135°W-90°W   135°W-90°W from mean (u,v)
       Omit uu_x, show (uv): 165°E-135°W   135°W-90°W
    5. V. Int. advection terms (incl continuity eqn: uv_y,vu_x): 
       Individual terms  Sums  vu_y+uv_y  From smoothed u  Full-Smooth (=TIW)
    6. Indiv terms plus sums: Zonal terms  More smoothing
    7. Parts of d(uu_x)/dy
       Sverdrup-like U from parts of Del dot(uu: uu_x, vu_y, uv_y, sum
    8. Terms split a la Reviewer 2: convergence of zonal momentum = (uhu)_x+(vhu)_y:
       Maps: Individual terms   Sums   Low-frequency
       E and W Pacific averages: Full time dep   Overlay Taux   Low frequency   TIW   Curl   Smoothed curl
       Plot convergence of meridional momentum the same way: E and W Pacific averages
       d(uv)/dy with overlaid u, dv/dy, and T
       Model meridional circulation (E and W Pacific): V1   V2   V3
15. An idea of Dennis's: Take advection terms as a Tau-like "forcing":
    1. Tau's and Curl's  U_Sv and V_Sv
    2. Include Horizontal Friction term in "forcing":Tau's and Curl's  U_Sv and V_Sv  Compare ADCP
    3. Just Horizontal Friction term in "forcing":Tau's and Curl's  U_Sv and V_Sv
    4. Summary figures with most of the above combined:
            Shapiro friction:Too smooth  Unsmoothed  Regional smoothing  Correct BC  Detail 5°S-5°N  Friction as a residual
            2j = adjusted smoothing
    5. Eastern boundary condition fields  (To 18°N)
    6. Curl and Sverdrup U due to adv+friction terms only: Fig FFF (Tau', Tau'' and sum)
            15°S-15°N  5°S-5°N  8°S-10°N  Advective term from mean velocities Difference  Detail 5°S-5°N
            Include wind term (talk slide)
            Add panel for Beta*V
            Sum of Tau+Tau'+Tau'' 
            Sum checks: Sverdrup sums   Beta*V and U   Differences   Averages   U comparison   V comparison   (Smooth V)   
    7. Advective vorticity term: compare full time dependence and term from mean or smoothed u:
                Curl and U_Sv
               Line plots of U_Sv along equator: Mean u  Smoothed u
16. Consistency checks on these things: 
    1. Model mean thickness:
           Maps: Thickness    Sea level    Overlay    Bottom depth of ADCP data
           Sections: 165°E   170°W   155°W   140°W   125°W   110°W   95°W   15°S   10°S   5°S   Eq   5°N   10°N   15°N   
           Layer thickness evolution over extended run: Sea level   Thickness   Thickness difference   
           Mean T(x,z) along Equator
    2. Meridional sections of u from: Observations   Model   Combined   Overlay v
    3. Mean (uh) and (vh) over year 10  
    4. d(uh)/dt  (Smoothed)  (uh) at start and end of year 10  (uh) during years 10 and 12  (Demeaned)
    5. Check smoothing to eliminate sharp h-wiggles near 5°N, 150°W-120°W: Before and after smoothing
    6. Compare Sverdrup-like and total V   U   Lineplots of U: 110°W   155°W   165°E   
    7. Does the PGF contribute to the curl? Along Eq  With PGF x10  Maps (like Fig 6)
17. Compare model and Sverdrup streamfunction: 15°S-15°N  8°S-10°N
      Vectors: 15°S-15°N  8°S-10°N  West Pacific  
      Streamfunction from nonlinear and frictions "curls"(show components): 15°S-15°N
18. Comparisons with FSU: 
    1. Tau-x  (Near-Eq)
    2. Tauy (Near-Eq)
       
    3. Vector Tau  (Near-Eq)  (With stress magnitude)
       
    4. Curl  (Near-Eq)
       
    5. Streamfunction  (Near-Eq)
       
    6. Sverdrup U  (Near-Eq)
       
    7. Sverdrup P  (Near-Eq)
    8. Model and Sverdrup U vs Obs  FSU and ERS Model U  FSU and ERS Sverdrup U
    9. Difference model vs Sverdrup U: ERS winds  FSU winds
    10. Model transport of zonal currents
    11. Model zonal pressure gradients

1. Surface heat flux
2. V
3. U 30°S-30°N  10°S-10°N

1. Transport: U_g, U from ADCP, Model U
        Check ADCP transport by Nobs cutoff
2. Surface current: U_g, U from ADCP, Model U
3. ADCP, Model, Sverdrup U: 8°S-12°N  5°S-5°N
4. ADCP, Model, Sverdrup transports of the zonal currents  Modern version
5. Meridional u sections: 
   1. Model (on z)  Model (on sigma levels)  Obs ADCP  Difference
   2. Overlay isotherms: Model  Obs ADCP
   3. Compare FSU winds: Model (on z)  Difference ERS - FSU
6. Integrated transport comparison: 0-400m  0-150m  150-400m
7. uu_x from model and ADCP obs