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A Three-Box Model of Thermohaline Circulation under the Energy Constraint |
| SHEN Yang1, GUAN Yu-Ping2**, LIANG Chu-Jin3, CHEN Da-Ke3
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1College of Science, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou 121001
2Key Laboratory of Tropic Marine Environment Dynamics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301
3State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics, Hangzhou 310012
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SHEN Yang, GUAN Yu-Ping, LIANG Chu-Jin et al 2011 Chin. Phys. Lett. 28 059201 |
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Abstract The driving mechanism of thermohaline circulation is still a controversial topic in physical oceanography. Classic theory is based on Stommel's two-box model under buoyancy constraint. Recently, Guan and Huang proposed a new viewpoint in the framework of energy constraint with a two-box model. We extend it to a three-box model, including the effect of wind-driven circulation. Using this simple model, we further study how ocean mixing impacts on thermohaline circulation under the energy constraint.
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Received: 02 December 2010
Published: 26 April 2011
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(Analytical modeling and laboratory experiments)
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(Deep water formation and circulation)
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