Open AccessA NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE WIND-DRIVEN WATER CIRCULATION ON THE SUNDA SHELF
Author(s) -
Gordon W. Groves,
Gary Niemeyer
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
marine research in indonesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2443-2008
DOI - 10.14203/mri.v14i0.341
Subject(s) - barotropic fluid , monsoon , circulation (fluid dynamics) , climatology , current (fluid) , geology , computer simulation , ocean current , meteorology , oceanography , atmospheric sciences , geography , mechanics , physics
A numerical simulation of the barotropic circulation over the Sunda Shelt was carried out for a time-invariant wind field corresponding to (a) the Northwest Monsoon and (b) the Southeast Monsoon seasons. Starting from a state of rest, the current and surface configurations were timestepped until an apparent state of equilibrium was reached. The resulting current pattern and sea-surface topography are in good agreement with observations during those two seasons.