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A linear model of separation for western boundary currents with bathymetry and stratification

Anne-Laure Dalibard·Corentin Gentil
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This paper is devoted to the asymptotic analysis of strongly rotating and stratified fluids, under a $β$-plane approximation, and within a three-dimensional spatial domain with strong topography. Our purpose is to propose a linear idealized model, which is able to capture one of the key features of western boundary currents, in spite of its simplicity: the separation of the currents from the coast. Our simplified framework allows us to perform explicit computations, and to highlight the intricate links between rotation, stratification and bathymetry. In fact, we are able to construct approximate solutions at any order for our system, and to justify their validity. Each term in the asymptotic expansion is the sum of an interior part and of two boundary layer parts: a ``Munk'' type boundary layer, which is quasi-geostrophic, and an ``Ekman part'', which is not. Even though the Munk part of the approximation bears some similarity with previously studied 2D models, the analysis of the Ekman part is completely new, and several of its properties differ strongly from the ones of classical Ekman layers. Our theoretical analysis is supplemented with numerical illustrations, which exhibit the desired separation behavior.

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Anne-Laure Dalibard, Corentin Gentil. 2026-06-08. A linear model of separation for western boundary currents with bathymetry and stratification. https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.01986

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