The Rhines effect on the geographical characteristics of altimeter-observed eddies

doi:10.1007/s13131-017-1105-0

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	The Rhines effect on the geographical characteristics of altimeter-observed eddies
	Liu Zhiliang 1,2; Pang Chongguang 1,2
	2017-09-01
发表期刊	ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA
卷号	36 期号:9 页码:10-14
文章类型	Article
摘要	The Rhines effect may be regarded as an interaction between Rossby waves and turbulence, in which the Rossby waves may radiate away eddy energy when their frequencies are equal or larger than those of the turbulence, thereby deforming and eventually destroying the existing eddies. Through comparing eddy-scale velocity and long Rossby wave phase speed in the oceans, a generalized form of the Rhines effect is examined on the geographical characteristics of altimeter-observed eddies. The results show that the generalized Rhines effect has a much greater influence on eddy characteristics than its classical form, which only considers the simple beta effect due to the meridional gradient of planetary vorticity. The largest amount of eddies are detected in regions where eddy-scale velocity is larger than the critical Rossby-wave phase speed considering a generalized beta effect. The eddies in those regions can grow via an inverse kinetic energy cascade and have much larger amplitudes and sizes. The "eddy desert" regions outside of the tropical oceans, which have far fewer detected eddies and much weaker eddy amplitudes, lie in areas where the eddy-scale velocity is less than the critical Rossby-wave phase speed. In those regions, the generalized Rhines effect may be a possible mechanism of suppressing eddy growth.
关键词	Rhines Effect Mesoscale Eddy Rossby Wave Energy Cascade Eddy Desert
DOI	10.1007/s13131-017-1105-0
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000408975800002
引用统计	被引频次：2[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
版本	出版稿
条目标识符	http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/143147
专题	海洋环流与波动重点实验室
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Key Lab Ocean Circulat & Waves, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 2.Qingdao Natl Lab Marine Sci & Technol, Qingdao 266237, Peoples R China
第一作者单位	海洋环流与波动重点实验室
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Liu Zhiliang,Pang Chongguang. The Rhines effect on the geographical characteristics of altimeter-observed eddies[J]. ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA,2017,36(9):10-14.
APA	Liu Zhiliang,&Pang Chongguang.(2017).The Rhines effect on the geographical characteristics of altimeter-observed eddies.ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA,36(9),10-14.
MLA	Liu Zhiliang,et al."The Rhines effect on the geographical characteristics of altimeter-observed eddies".ACTA OCEANOLOGICA SINICA 36.9(2017):10-14.

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