Impact of a medicane on the oceanic surface layer from a coupled, kilometre-scale simulation

Bouin, Marie-Noëlle; Lebeaupin Brossier, Cindy

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-1125-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-1125-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-1125-2020

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23 Sep 2020

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| 23 Sep 2020

Impact of a medicane on the oceanic surface layer from a coupled, kilometre-scale simulation

Marie-Noëlle Bouin and Cindy Lebeaupin Brossier

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RC1: 'Referee comments on "Impact of a medicane on the oceanic surface layer from a coupled, kilometre-scale simulation"', James Hlywiak, 29 May 2020
- AC2: 'Response to referees' comments', Marie-Noelle Bouin, 10 Jul 2020
RC2: 'Review of the paper os-2020-38', Ali Harzallah, 03 Jun 2020
- AC3: 'Response to referees' comments', Marie-Noelle Bouin, 10 Jul 2020
SC1: 'Short comment', Marwa Ouni, 22 Jun 2020
- AC1: 'Response to short comment', Marie-Noelle Bouin, 10 Jul 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Marie-Noelle Bouin on behalf of the Authors (10 Jul 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (27 Jul 2020) by Katrin Schroeder

RR by James Hlywiak (03 Aug 2020)

RR by Ali Harzallah (09 Aug 2020)

ED: Publish as is (13 Aug 2020) by Katrin Schroeder

Short summary

A kilometre-scale coupled ocean–atmosphere simulation is used to study the impact of a medicane on the oceanic upper layer. The processes responsible for the surface cooling are comparable to those of weak tropical cyclones. The oceanic response is influenced by the dynamics of the central Mediterranean. In particular, a cyclonic eddy leads to weaker cooling. Heavy rain occuring early in the event creates a salinity barrier layer, reinforcing the effects of the surface fluxes on the cooling.