Numerical investigation of Western current intensification in wind-driven ocean model
Abstract
Why do strong ocean currents concentrate along the western side of a basin? This report explores the Stommel and Munk models, their numerical implementation, and the stability of the resulting flows.
Cite this work
Combette, A. (2025). Numerical investigation of Western current intensification in wind-driven ocean model. Computational fluid dynamics course report, ENS de Lyon.
@techreport{combette2025western,
title = {Numerical investigation of Western current intensification in wind-driven ocean model},
author = {Andrea Combette},
institution = {École normale supérieure de Lyon},
year = {2025},
type = {Course report}
}