On the Frequency Response of Some Different Models Describing the Transient Exchange of Matter between the Atmosphere and the Sea
By: Pierre Welander
Abstract
A theoretical study is made of the response characteristics of two “box-models” and two continous models of the sea which could describe an air-sea exchange of matter. It is demonstrated quantitatively that the box-model can depict a transient exchange process correctly only when the time of internal mixing of the sea is small compared to a certain “transfer time”. Comparing the two continous models studied, one of which assumes a purely diffusive sea and the other a purely advective sea, one finds some interesting differences in the responce characteristics.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v11i3.9312 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 348 - 354
Published on: Jan 1, 1959
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1959 Pierre Welander, published by Stockholm University Press
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