@article{fdi:010066906,
  title = {{M}odulation of wind work by oceanic current interaction with the atmosphere},
  author = {{R}enault, {L}. and {M}olemaker, {M}. {J}. and {M}c{W}illiams, {J}. {C}. and {S}hchepetkin, {A}. {F}. and {L}emarie, {F}. and {C}helton, {D}. and {I}llig, {S}erena and {H}all, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n this study, uncoupled and coupled ocean-atmosphere simulations are carried out for the {C}alifornia {U}pwelling {S}ystem to assess the dynamic ocean-atmosphere interactions, namely, the ocean surface current feedback to the atmosphere. {T}he authors show the current feedback, by modulating the energy transfer from the atmosphere to the ocean, controls the oceanic eddy kinetic energy ({EKE}). {F}or the first time, it is demonstrated that the current feedback has an effect on the surface stress and a counteracting effect on the wind itself. {T}he current feedback acts as an oceanic eddy killer, reducing by half the surface {EKE}, and by 27% the depth-integrated {EKE}. {O}n one hand, it reduces the coastal generation of eddies by weakening the surface stress and hence the nearshore supply of positive wind work (i.e., the work done by the wind on the ocean). {O}n the other hand, by inducing a surface stress curl opposite to the current vorticity, it deflects energy from the geostrophic current into the atmosphere and dampens eddies. {T}he wind response counteracts the surface stress response. {I}t partly reenergizes the ocean in the coastal region and decreases the offshore return of energy to the atmosphere. {E}ddy statistics confirm the current feedback dampens the eddies and reduces their lifetime, improving the realism of the simulation. {F}inally, the authors propose an additional energy element in the {L}orenz diagram of energy conversion: namely, the current-induced transfer of energy from the ocean to the atmosphere at the eddy scale.},
  keywords = {{PACIFIQUE} {NORD} ; {CALIFORNIE} {COURANT}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {P}hysical {O}ceanography},
  volume = {46},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {1685--1704},
  ISSN = {0022-3670},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1175/jpo-d-15-0232.1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066906},
}