Term: ocean_meridional_overturning_mass_streamfunction_due_to_parameterized_mesoscale_advection

Unit: kg s-1

Unit ref: KGPS

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Contribution from parameterized mesoscale advection to the meridional overturning mass streamfunction. The specification of a physical process by the phrase due_to_process means that the quantity named is a single term in a sum of terms which together compose the general quantity named by omitting the phrase.

Term: ocean_meridional_overturning_mass_streamfunction_due_to_parameterized_mesoscale_eddy_advection

Unit: kg s-1

Unit ref: KGPS

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The specification of a physical process by the phrase due_to_process means that the quantity named is a single term in a sum of terms which together compose the general quantity named by omitting the phrase. Contribution from parameterized mesoscale advection to the meridional overturning mass streamfunction.

Term: ocean_meridional_overturning_mass_streamfunction_due_to_parameterized_mesoscale_eddy_advection

Unit: kg s-1

Unit ref: KGPS

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The specification of a physical process by the phrase due_to_process means that the quantity named is a single term in a sum of terms which together compose the general quantity named by omitting the phrase. Parameterized eddy advection in an ocean model means the part due to a scheme representing parameterized eddy-induced advective effects not included in the resolved model velocity field. Parameterized eddy advection can be represented on various spatial scales. There are also standard names for parameterized_submesoscale_eddy_advection which, along with parameterized_mesoscale_eddy_advection, contributes to the total parameterized eddy advection.

Term: ocean_meridional_overturning_mass_streamfunction_due_to_parameterized_mesoscale_eddy_advection

Unit: kg s-1

Unit ref: KGPS

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The specification of a physical process by the phrase due_to_process means that the quantity named is a single term in a sum of terms which together compose the general quantity named by omitting the phrase. Parameterized eddy advection in an ocean model means the part due to a scheme representing parameterized eddy-induced advective effects not included in the resolved model velocity field. Parameterized mesoscale eddy advection occurs on a spatial scale of many tens of kilometres and an evolutionary time of weeks. Reference: James C. McWilliams 2016, Submesoscale currents in the ocean, Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, volume 472, issue 2189. DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2016.0117. Parameterized mesoscale eddy advection is represented in ocean models using schemes such as the Gent-McWilliams scheme. There are also standard names for parameterized_submesoscale_eddy_advection which, along with parameterized_mesoscale_eddy_advection, contributes to the total parameterized eddy advection.