From Internal Gravity Waves to the Mesoscale: Validating Temperature Variance and Kinetic Energy Frequency Spectra in Global Ocean Models.

Conrad A Luecke1, Brian K Arbic2, James G Richman3, Maarten C Buijsman4, Jay F Shriver5, Patrick G Timko6, Alan J Wallcraft7 and Steven Bassette1, (1)University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, (2)University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, (3)COAPS, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States, (4)University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (5)Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (6)Welsh Local Centre, Royal Meteorological Society, Swansea, United Kingdom, (7)Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States