DBB86 Configurations

No Smagorinsky - FREE SLIP

Topo at 0m, 5 points in the middle of the domain

Topo at 10m, 5 points in the middle of the domain

Topo at 0m, 1 point in the middle of the domain

Topo at 10m, 1 point in the middle of the domain

No Smagorinsky - NO SLIP

Topo at 0m, 5 points in the middle of the domain

Topo at 10m, 5 points in the middle of the domain

Topo at 0m, 1 point in the middle of the domain

Topo at 10m, 1 point in the middle of the domain

Smagorinsky - FREE SLIP

Topo at 0m, 5 points in the middle of the domain

Topo at 10m, 5 points in the middle of the domain

Topo at 0m, 1 point in the middle of the domain

Topo at 10m, 1 point in the middle of the domain

No Smagorinsky - NO SLIP

Topo at 0m, 5 points in the middle of the domain

Topo at 10m, 5 points in the middle of the domain

Topo at 0m, 1 point in the middle of the domain

Topo at 10m, 1 point in the middle of the domain

Smagorinsky - NO SLIP

Topo at 0m, 5 points in the middle of the domain

Topo at 10m, 5 points in the middle of the domain

Topo at 0m, 1 point in the middle of the domain

Topo at 10m, 1 point in the middle of the domain

HYCOM MOMTUM4 Experiments:


No Smagorinsky

Topo at 0m, 5 points in the middle of the domain

Topo at 10m, 5 points in the middle of the domain

Topo at 0m, 1 point in the middle of the domain

Topo at 10m, 1 point in the middle of the domain

HYCOM

MOM6

Topo at 1m, 5 points in the middle of the domain

Comparison of BB86 with BB86-SHELF experiments:


BB86: Box with 5000m bottom, 2 layers (1000m interface)

BB86-shelf: Box BB86 + shelves (1point) at 10m on the eastern and western boundaries

NO SLIP

FREE SLIP

HYCOM

MOM6

BB86

BB86-shelf

HYCOM

MOM6

BB86

BB86-shelf

PARTIAL SLIP

BB86

BB86-shelf

HYCOM

BB86-SHELF with Wetting and Drying

BB86-shelf with 0.5m shelf and SSH at -2m (bottom at 5002m)

The land is colored in brown, and dry cells in grey (thickness < 1 cm)

NO SLIP

FREE SLIP

HYCOM

HYCOM

NO SLIP

BB86-shelf

BB86-shelf Wetting/Drying

FREE SLIP

BB86-shelf

BB86-shelf Wetting/Drying

BB86-shelf Vorticity

MOM6

HYCOM

Layer 1

NO SLIP

FREE SLIP

MOM6

HYCOM

Layer 2

NO SLIP

FREE SLIP

BB86-shelf Vorticity time series of 1st point

Layer 1

NO SLIP

FREE SLIP

MOM6

HYCOM

MOM6

HYCOM

Layer 2

NO SLIP

FREE SLIP

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

BB86-shelf Vorticity time series of 2nd point (On Shelf)

Layer 1

NO SLIP

FREE SLIP

MOM6

HYCOM

Layer 2

NO SLIP

FREE SLIP

MOM6

HYCOM

BB86-shelf V-vel time series of 2nd point (On Shelf)

Layer 1

NO SLIP

FREE SLIP

MOM6

HYCOM

Layer 2

NO SLIP

FREE SLIP

MOM6

HYCOM

0.0

0.0

V-Vel(layer 2) = V-vel(layer  1) if (h = 0.)

BB86-shelf V-vel time series of 3rd point (point after shelf)

Layer 1

NO SLIP

FREE SLIP

MOM6

HYCOM

Layer 2

NO SLIP

FREE SLIP

MOM6

HYCOM

BB86-shelf Streamfunction

MOM6

HYCOM

Layer 1

NO SLIP

FREE SLIP

MOM6

HYCOM

Layer 2

NO SLIP

FREE SLIP