Ocean thermal transport and flux bookkeeping
In a constant-density,constant-heat-capacity incompressible sensible-heat model, ρ₀c_pDT/Dt=−∇·J_H+q_H.
Key knowledge
In a constant-density,constant-heat-capacity incompressible sensible-heat model, ρ₀c_pDT/Dt=−∇·J_H+q_H. J_H is nonadvective heat flux directed toward heat transport and q_H volumetric heat addition. A control volume gains thermal energy by net inward advective/nonadvective flux and internal sources. Density/compressibility and pressure-work corrections matter outside this bounded model.
Values and equations
ρ₀c_p(T_t+u·∇T)=−∇·J_H+q_H
- ρ₀
- constant reference mass density kg m⁻³
- c_p
- constant model specific heat capacity J kg⁻¹ K⁻¹
- T
- sensible-heat model temperature K
- u
- incompressible velocity m s⁻¹
- J_H
- nonadvective heat flux W m⁻²
- q_H
- volumetric thermal source W m⁻³
Conditions and scope
- T is the thermal variable of the stated model; J_H has unitsWm⁻² and q_HWm⁻³. Constantρ₀,c_p,negligible phase change and the stated sensible-heat approximation are required.
- Real seawater thermodynamics and compressible adiabatic temperature changes need consistent potential/conservative-temperature and enthalpy formulations. The displayed equation is not an exact general energy law for all ocean models.
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Read actual heat/salt/mass and EOS setup on printed115–116 plus Boussinesq/EOS cautions on117–119. Due to corrupted PDF glyph extraction, did not blindly transcribe equation9.4. The displayed sensible-heat equation is a disclosed control-volume first-law/tracer specialization with explicit outward flux and approximations, not a claimed exact transcription.
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