[MITgcm-support] oscillating mean flow

[Samar Khatiwala]

Hi Mark,

Yes, this has been done many times, for e.g., see here: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~spk/Papers/KhatiwalaInternalTidesDSR03.pdf

This is a bit dated, but I know others have implemented it in more recent versions of the code.

Samar

On Jun 10, 2010, at 10:16 AM, Mark Inall wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Does anyone have experience with setting up an oscillating mean flow - either in 2D or in a narrow channel - with rotation?
> 
> Presently I'm running an oscillating flow over a bump based on the internal wave verification setup, and I want to add a mean flow - is the best way to impose a barotropic pressure gradient across the section and wait for a geostrophic balance??
> 
> Any thoughts/help much appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mark.
> 
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