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Review of Conservation Equations State, Mass and Momentum
Review of Conservation Equations State, Mass and Momentum
1000 = o
Greater influence of salinity on density
90 % of Ocean Water
Mean T & S for
World Ocean
Effects of Temperature and Salinity on Density
|
.
|
\
|
c
c
=
T
o
1
|
.
|
\
|
c
c
=
S
|
1
Thermal Expansion
Saline Contraction
x 10
-4 o
C
-1
x 10
-4
S
-1
Density changes by 0.2 kg/m
3
for a T change of 1
o
C,
and by 0.8 kg/m
3
for a S change of 1.
x
z
y
dy
dz
dx
Flux of mass in (kg/s) = dz dy u Flux of mass out (kg/s) =
dz dy u
( ) dz dy dx u
x
c
c
+
Net Flux of mass in x = ( ) dz dy dx u
x
c
c
Net Flux of mass in y =
( ) dz dy dx v
y
c
c
Net Flux of mass in z =
( ) dz dy dx w
z
c
c
( ) dx u
x
u
c
c
+
, u
, w
, v
u
Mass per area per time
(kg/(m
2
s))
The change of mass per unit time going through the volume element is:
And the change of mass per unit time per unit volume is:
| | dz dy dx
t t
M
c
c
=
c
c
| | ( ) ( ) ( ) dz dy dx w
z
v
y
u
x
dz dy dx
t
(
c
c
c
c
c
c
=
c
c
( ) ( ) ( ) 0 =
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
w
z
v
y
u
x t
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
z
w
y
v
x
u
z
w
y
v
x
u
t
0
1
=
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
+
z
w
y
v
x
u
Dt
D
or
This is the Continuity Equation or Equation of Conservation of Mass
How valid is the Boussinesq approximation in the OCEAN?
How would you determine that?
1 sigma-t throughout one day
= 1 / (24*3600.) = 1.1510
-5
0
1
=
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
+
z
w
y
v
x
u
Dt
D
0 ~
Dt
D
Taking
Boussinesq approximation
0 =
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
z
w
y
v
x
u
=
c
c
x
u
] O[10
km 100
m/s 0.1
6 -
=
=
Dt
D
| |
8
10 O
1
=
Dt
D
But
Continuity Equation in Bulk Form: | u + + = + + +
b 0
V E V P R
z
x
Conservation of Salt:
y diffusivit =
Dt
DS
(
c
c
c
c
+
(
c
c
c
c
+
(
c
c
c
c
=
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
z
S
z
K
z y
S
y
K
y x
S
x
K
x z
S
w
y
S
v
x
S
u
t
S
Conservation of Heat:
(
c
c
c
c
+
(
c
c
c
c
+
(
c
c
c
c
=
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
z
T
z
z y
T
y
y x
T
x
x z
T
w
y
T
v
x
T
u
t
T
k k k
Equation of State:
( ) S p T S | + ~ = 1 1000 ] , , [
Continuity Equation in Bulk Form: | u + + = + + +
b 0
V E V P R
S
b
S
0
Salt Conservation Equation in Bulk Form: V
b
S
b
=
V
0
S
0
z
x
Conservation of Momentum (Equations of Motion)
= F a m
=
m
F
a
(
(
(
(
(
(
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
= =
z
w
w
y
w
v
x
w
u
t
w
z
v
w
y
v
v
x
v
u
t
v
z
u
w
y
u
v
x
u
u
t
u
dt
V d
a
=
m
F
z
h
dz g P
Hydrostatic Pressure
Pressure gradient force per unit mass
x
P
c
c
1
dz g P P
z
a
}
=
q
Total Pressure
(
(
c
c
c
c
c
c
= dz
x
g
x
g
x
P
z
a
q
q
1
Note that even if the density is constant with depth, the horizontal pressure gradient
increases with depth if there is a horizontal density gradient
Barometric Barotropic Baroclinic
=
m
F
c
c
c
c
+
(
c
c
c
c
+
(
c
c
c
c
z
u
A
z y
u
A
y x
u
A
x
z y x
@ surface:
t
W W C
z
u
A
x d a
s
z
= =
c
c
@ bottom: V C r ru V u C
V u C
z
u
A
b b
b
b
z
~ ~ = = =
c
c
;
t
@ interior:
| |
2 2
; ?
(
c
c
+
(
c
c
c
c
= ~ =
c
c
z
v
z
u
z
g
Ri Ri f
z
u
A
z
=
m
F
= F a m
g
z
P
z
v
A
z y
v
A
y x
v
A
x
dz
y
g
y
g fu
z
v
w
y
v
v
x
v
u
t
v
z
u
A
z y
u
A
y x
u
A
x
dz
x
g
x
g fv
z
u
w
y
u
v
x
u
u
t
u
z
z y x
z
z y x
+
c
c
=
(
c
c
c
c
+
(
c
c
c
c
+
(
c
c
c
c
+
c
c
c
c
= +
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
(
c
c
c
c
+
(
c
c
c
c
+
(
c
c
c
c
+
c
c
c
c
=
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
}
}
q
q
q
1
0
0 =
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
z
w
y
v
x
u
(
c
c
c
c
+
(
c
c
c
c
+
(
c
c
c
c
=
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
z
S
z
K
z y
S
y
K
y x
S
x
K
x z
S
w
y
S
v
x
S
u
t
S
(
c
c
c
c
+
(
c
c
c
c
+
(
c
c
c
c
=
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
z
T
z
z y
T
y
y x
T
x
x z
T
w
y
T
v
x
T
u
t
T
k k k
( ) S S p T S
t
| o | 1000 ; 1 1000 ] , , [ = + ~ =