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View SchemaReply to comment on `A simple model for the short-time evolution of near-surface current and temperature profiles'
| Authors | Alastair D. Jenkins, Brian Ward |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0503187 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0503187 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.dsr2.2005.03.003 |
Abstract
This is our response to a comment by Walter Eifler on our paper `A simple model for the short-time evolution of near-surface current and temperature profiles' (arXiv:physics/0503186, accepted for publication in Deep-Sea Research II). Although Eifler raises genuine issues regarding our model's validity and applicability, we are nevertheless of the opinion that it is of value for the short-term evolution of the upper-ocean profiles of current and temperature. The fact that the effective eddy viscosity tends to infinity for infinite time under a steady wind stress may not be surprising. It can be interpreted as a vertical shift of the eddy viscosity profile and an increase in the size of the dominant turbulent eddies under the assumed conditions of small stratification and infinite water depth.
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