Cool-skin simulation by a one-column ocean model

A one‐column ocean model is used to simulate the cool‐skin effect of sea surface temperatures. Four schemes for determining the thickness of the cool skin are compared. It is established that all four schemes can capture the cool skin for wind speeds ≤ 7.5 m s−1; however, for wind speeds > 7.5 m...

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Published in:Geophysical research letters 2005-11, Vol.32 (22), p.L22602-n/a
Main Authors: Tu, Chia-Ying, Tsuang, Ben-Jei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air/sea interactions
Earth system modeling
Global Change
Marine
Numerical modeling
Oceanography
Paleoceanography
Physical
Sea surface temperature
Upper ocean and mixed layer processes
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Summary:A one‐column ocean model is used to simulate the cool‐skin effect of sea surface temperatures. Four schemes for determining the thickness of the cool skin are compared. It is established that all four schemes can capture the cool skin for wind speeds ≤ 7.5 m s−1; however, for wind speeds > 7.5 m s−1, Artale et al.'s (2002) scheme performs better. This study demonstrates that the cool‐skin effect can be reproduced by the one‐column model, while a proper vertical resolution in the top 1 mm is embedded.
ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1029/2005GL024252