Dynamics of the Brazil-Malvinas Confluence: Energy Conversions

In this work, we investigated the mesoscale dynamics of the Brazil-Malvinas Confluence (BMC) region. Particularly, we were interested in the role of geophysical instability in the formation and development of the mesoscale features commonly observed in this region. We dynamically analyzed the result...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2011-03, Vol.285 (1), p.012045-6
Main Authors: Francisco, C P F, da Silveira, I C A, Campos, E J D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Baroclinic flow
Brazil
Direct power generation
Dominance
Dynamic tests
Dynamics
Energy conversion
Mathematical models
Mesoscale phenomena
Ocean models
Physics
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Summary:In this work, we investigated the mesoscale dynamics of the Brazil-Malvinas Confluence (BMC) region. Particularly, we were interested in the role of geophysical instability in the formation and development of the mesoscale features commonly observed in this region. We dynamically analyzed the results of numerical simulations of the BMC region conducted with 'Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model' (HYCOM). We quantified the effect of barotropic and baroclinic energy conversions in the modeled flow and showed the dominance of the latter in the region.
ISSN:1742-6596
1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/285/1/012045