Impact of currents on surface flux computations and their feedback on dynamics at regional scales

Olita, A.; Iermano, I.; Fazioli, L.; Ribotti, A.; Tedesco, C.; Pessini, F.; Sorgente, R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-657-2015

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31 Aug 2015

Research article |

| 31 Aug 2015

Impact of currents on surface flux computations and their feedback on dynamics at regional scales

A. Olita, I. Iermano, L. Fazioli, A. Ribotti, C. Tedesco, F. Pessini, and R. Sorgente

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RC C36: 'A flawed study', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Mar 2015
- AC C38: 'preliminary reply to ref #1', Antonio Olita, 17 Mar 2015
RC C276: 'Review of “Impact of currents on surface fluxes computation and their feedback on coastal dynamics”', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Jun 2015
AC C443: 'Author's final reply to referees', Antonio Olita, 24 Jul 2015

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The paper studies the impact of the use of relative winds (i.e., winds minus ocean currents) to compute heat and momentum fluxes at sea surface. This was done in an area interested by mesoscale eddies and a local boundary current. Impact is relevant both for heat and momentum fluxes. Major differences can be observed in areas with large mesoscale activity. Results suggest that surface currents component in fluxes computation should not be neglected even at such scales and latitudes.