Simulating the ocean dynamics of the midlatitudes circulation. A question of scale ?

Abstract

Today, numerical simulations are the most common tool for understanding ocean dynamics. However, due to the non-linearity of the system, numerical simulations only provide a discretized approximation to particular solutions. Are these approximations unique, or do they depend on the choices made during discretization? In this work we have reviewed the issue of horizontal resolution and illustrated the importance of allowing the development of mesoscale features to ensure a more realistic description of the ocean dynamics