Lateral Parameterizations¶
The following sub-grid scale parameterizations generally yield fluxes that act in the lateral direction.
Lateral viscosity¶
Laplacian and bi-harmonic viscosities with linear and Smagorinsky options are implemented in MOM_hor_visc.
Gent-McWilliams/TEM/isopycnal height diffusion¶
Lagrangian mean eddy mass transport is parameterized following Gent and McWilliams, XXXX, in MOM_thickness_diffuse.
The diffusivity coefficients are calculated in MOM_lateral_mixing_coeffs and MOM_thickness_diffuse and includes constants and the Visbeck et al., XXXX, scaling.
A model of sub-grid scale Mesoscale Eddy Kinetic Energy (MEKE) is implement in MOM_MEKE and the associated diffusivity added in MOM_thickness_diffuse.
Backscatter¶
A parameterization of the upscale unresolved cascade utilizes MOM_MEKE and negative Laplacian viscosity in MOM_hor_visc.
Mixed layer restratification by sub-mesoscale eddies¶
Fox-Kemper et al., 2008, is implemented in MOM_mixed_layer_restrat.
Tidal forcing¶
Astronomical tidal forcings and self-attraction and loading are implement in MOM_tidal_forcing.