[Figure 2] Evaluation of the KIST-Ocean Model's Ability to Simulate Ocean Waves (IMAGE)
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(Left) Phase speed of oceanic Rossby waves observed in KIST-Ocean when artificial wind stress is applied to the equatorial Pacific. The x-axis denotes the latitude at which the wind stress was imposed. The y-axis shows the phase speed predicted by KIST-Ocean together with the corresponding theoretical values (shown in red), which vary with latitude. Each data point represents the results of multiple predictions performed at that latitude to ensure statistical significance.
(Right) Temperature response in the ocean at a depth of 105 m generated by KIST-Ocean following the injection of counterclockwise and clockwise wind stresses in the subtropical ocean. The model successfully predicted ocean temperature changes associated with upwelling and downwelling due to Ekman transport in a realistic manner.
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Korea Institute of Science and Technology
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