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Sources of eddy kinetic energy in the Labrador Sea
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Journal of Physical Oceanography
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December 1, 2002
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(Manuscript received 16 July 2001, in final form 2 May 2002)
ABSTRACT
Experiments with a suite of North Atlantic general circulation models are used to examine the sources of eddy kinetic energy (EKE) in the Labrador Sea. A high-resolution model version (1/12 deg) quantitatively reproduces the observed signature. A particular feature of the EKE in the Labrador Sea is its pronounced seasonal cycle, with a maximum intensity in early winter, as already found in earlier studies based on altimeter data. In contrast to a previously advanced hypothesis, the seasonally varying eddy field is not related to a forcing by highfrequency wind ...