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The ocean response is studied through the implementation of a numerical (POM, Princeton Ocean Model) with a constant Coriolis force, continuous vertical stratification, flat bottom and all boundaries closed. We considered four types of wind to force the model: Normal to the coastline; with Inertial path; in Fan shape and Realistic (sum of Inertial and Fan). The results of the numerical simulations show in each case the emergence of two counter rotating eddies in both sides of maximum wind and a cooling of sea superficial temperature. In the first case, the inertial wind adds asymmetry to the response, causing significant differences in the size and intensity of eddies. With the wind from a Fan-shape, the response remains similar to case one, but with more intense eddies and greater cooling. In the latter case with Realistic wind field, evident asymmetry is shown; it is used to explain in general, the dynamics produced by these winds.
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Bañuelos, A.D.O., Muñoz, F.Á.V. (2014). Forced Dynamics by Wind Normal to the Boundary. In: Klapp, J., Medina, A. (eds) Experimental and Computational Fluid Mechanics. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00116-6_26
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