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35.1.5.2 Meridional isoneutral diffusion flux

The component of the isoneutral diffusive flux through the northern face of a T cell $diff\_fnt^{iso}_{i,k,j}$ for the full Redi tensor is given by


    $\displaystyle -F^{y}_{i,k,j} = \diff\_fnt^{iso}_{i,k,j} =
\cos\phi^{U}_{j} \; K^{22 \; small} \; \delta_{y}T_{k,j}$  
  + $\displaystyle {\cos\phi^{U}_{j} \; \over 4 \cos\phi^{T}_{j} }
\sum_{kr=0}^{1}
\...
...kr,j)}_{(i,k,j)}
\sum_{jq=0}^{1}
Ay^{(k,j+jq)}_{(k,j \vert k-1+kr,j+jq)}
\times$  
    $\displaystyle \left(
Sy^{(k,j+jq)}_{(k,j \vert k-1+kr,j+jq)} \; \delta_{z}T_{k-1+kr,j+jq}
\right).$ (35.5)

where the diagonal component to the small angle isoneutral diffusion tensor is given by
$\displaystyle K^{22 \; small}_{i,k,j}$ = $\displaystyle {1 \over 4 \cos\phi^{T}_{j} }
\sum_{kr=0}^{1}
\sum_{jq=0}^{1}
\le...
...ta^{(i,k-1+kr,j)}_{(i,k,j)} \;
Ay^{(k,j+jq)}_{(k,j \vert k-1+kr,j+jq)}
\right).$ (35.6)

The contribution of this flux to the diffusion operator is given by
$\displaystyle R^{y}(T)_{i,k,j} =
\left({1 \over dht_{i,k,j}} \right)
\left( { \delta_{y} (\diff\_fnt^{iso}_{i,k,j-1}) \over \cstj } \right)$     (35.7)

Note that certain irrelevant longitudinal i labels were omitted for brevity.



RC Pacanowski and SM Griffies, GFDL, Jan 2000