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Re: [ferret_users] integration of flux vector along the coastline to compute the transport



Hi Martin,

On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 2:37 AM Martin Schmidt <martin.schmidt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

- multiplying u and v with the coastal mask and multiplying with the
cell length (needs some thought dx = 1/2 (x_i - xi_1) + 1/2 (x_i+1 -
x_i) = 1/2 (x_i+1 - x_i_1) or so) gives all transports. The sum over the
area the full budget.

- Now use compressi to put the data onto two lines. Regridding to a new
grid to put the data onto one long line is the next step. Almost there.

That's clever!  But, I don't know how to merge "dx*v" and "dy*u" to get a one-dimensional flux function.  Suppose our coastline extends predominantly eastward so that the flux is mostly dx*v.  But, it's not exactly eastward, so that we have to insert −dy*u when the coastline line extends northward and dy*u when the coastline extends southward.  When the coastline temporarily extends northwestward, it's more complicated.

Regards,
Ryo

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