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Poster TitleMoving toward an improved modeling of vertical turbulent heat and momentum fluxes in the ocean.
AuthorsLuke Van Roekel (Unlicensed), Qing Li (Unlicensed), Rachel Robey (Unlicensed)
First AuthorLuke Van Roekel (Unlicensed)
Session TypeE3SM Session
Session IDE4 
Submission TypePresentation
GroupWater Cycle / Cryosphere
ExperimentCross-cutting
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pageAgenda EESM PI Meeting
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Abstract

More than 90% of the anthropogenic emissions from the past 50 years has been absorbed by the ocean. The rate of absorption is critically dependent on small-scale turbulent fluxes of heat and momentum in the surface boundary layer of the ocean (O(100s)m deep).  An accurate representation of these critical fluxes across a wide range of forcing conditions has been pursued for more than 50 years.  Currently, many ocean models utilize the K-Profile Parameterization (KPP) to represent turbulent vertical fluxes of heat and momentum.  KPP has performed reasonably well for coarse resolution ocean models.  However, in critical regions (e.g. near the coast and high latitudes), KPP can exhibit large biases. 

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