Russian Journal of Earth Sciences Russian Journal of Earth Sciences Russian Journal of Earth Sciences 1681-1208 46517 10.2205/2020ES000694 ОРИГИНАЛЬНЫЕ СТАТЬИ ORIGINAL ARTICLES ОРИГИНАЛЬНЫЕ СТАТЬИ Interaction of mesoscale vortices in the Lofoten Basin based on the GLORYS database Interaction of mesoscale vortices in the Lofoten Basin based on the GLORYS database Fedorov Aleksandr M Fedorov Aleksandr M aandmofficially@gmail.com Belonenko Tatyana V Belonenko Tatyana V Saint Petersburg State University ru Saint Petersburg State University ru Scientific foundation "Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre" ru Scientific foundation "Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre" ru 20 2 1 12 29 10 2021 https://rjes.ru/en/nauka/article/46517/view

We explore the interaction of mesoscale eddies in the Lofoten Basin of the Norwegian Sea using the GLORYS 12v1 eddy-resolving reanalysis. The Lofoten Basin is the area of the intensive ocean-atmosphere interactions and many mesoscale eddies are formed due to instabilities of the branches of the Norwegian Current. We describe the spatial distribution of kinetic energy, relative vorticity, and Okubo-Weiss parameter during the eddy interaction. Using the approach of turbulent theory, we study the exchange of related eddy kinetic energy (KmKe" role="presentation">KmKeKmKeKmKe) and show a strong dependence from a width of window averaging. The KmKe" role="presentation">KmKeKmKeKmKe fluxes describe features of interactions between parts of eddies and indicate a difference in the stability of the parts. The most stable parts have positive values of KmKe" role="presentation">KmKeKmKeKmKe. They can transfer energy to the less stable parts. In other words, the positive values of KmKe" role="presentation">KmKeKmKeKmKe mean transport of kinetic energy from the main fluxes to turbulent pulsations. We demonstrate that the field of relative vorticity of one anticyclonic eddy merging with another one consists of three parts with alternating signs of KmKe" role="presentation">KmKeKmKeKmKe. The parts look like two concentric rings surrounding the central part of the eddy. The sign of each part corresponds to gain or loss of kinetic energy. We detect the positive values of KmKe" role="presentation">KmKeKmKeKmKe for both the external ring and the central part of the eddy. For the middle ring of the eddy, KmKe" role="presentation">KmKeKmKeKmKe is negative. This demonstrates the tendency to the stability of the structure as the result of the merging. And vice versa, positive values of KmKe" role="presentation">KmKeKmKeKmKe break the eddy into two parts when splitting.

We explore the interaction of mesoscale eddies in the Lofoten Basin of the Norwegian Sea using the GLORYS 12v1 eddy-resolving reanalysis. The Lofoten Basin is the area of the intensive ocean-atmosphere interactions and many mesoscale eddies are formed due to instabilities of the branches of the Norwegian Current. We describe the spatial distribution of kinetic energy, relative vorticity, and Okubo-Weiss parameter during the eddy interaction. Using the approach of turbulent theory, we study the exchange of related eddy kinetic energy (KmKe" role="presentation">KmKeKmKeKmKe) and show a strong dependence from a width of window averaging. The KmKe" role="presentation">KmKeKmKeKmKe fluxes describe features of interactions between parts of eddies and indicate a difference in the stability of the parts. The most stable parts have positive values of KmKe" role="presentation">KmKeKmKeKmKe. They can transfer energy to the less stable parts. In other words, the positive values of KmKe" role="presentation">KmKeKmKeKmKe mean transport of kinetic energy from the main fluxes to turbulent pulsations. We demonstrate that the field of relative vorticity of one anticyclonic eddy merging with another one consists of three parts with alternating signs of KmKe" role="presentation">KmKeKmKeKmKe. The parts look like two concentric rings surrounding the central part of the eddy. The sign of each part corresponds to gain or loss of kinetic energy. We detect the positive values of KmKe" role="presentation">KmKeKmKeKmKe for both the external ring and the central part of the eddy. For the middle ring of the eddy, KmKe" role="presentation">KmKeKmKeKmKe is negative. This demonstrates the tendency to the stability of the structure as the result of the merging. And vice versa, positive values of KmKe" role="presentation">KmKeKmKeKmKe break the eddy into two parts when splitting.

 Lofoten Basin mesoscale eddies vortex interaction splitting merging turbulence kinetic energy fluxes Lofoten Basin mesoscale eddies vortex interaction splitting merging turbulence kinetic energy fluxes The authors acknowledge the support of the Russian Science Foundation (project No. 18-17-00027). A.M.F. acknowledges the SPbU for the special support (ID Pure: 50735947).

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