Modeling the ocean and atmosphere during an extreme bora event  in northern Adriatic using one-way and two-way atmosphere–ocean coupling

Ličer, M.; Smerkol, P.; Fettich, A.; Ravdas, M.; Papapostolou, A.; Mantziafou, A.; Strajnar, B.; Cedilnik, J.; Jeromel, M.; Jerman, J.; Petan, S.; Malačič, V.; Sofianos, S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-71-2016

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15 Jan 2016

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| 15 Jan 2016

Modeling the ocean and atmosphere during an extreme bora event in northern Adriatic using one-way and two-way atmosphere–ocean coupling

M. Ličer, P. Smerkol, A. Fettich, M. Ravdas, A. Papapostolou, A. Mantziafou, B. Strajnar, J. Cedilnik, M. Jeromel, J. Jerman, S. Petan, V. Malačič, and S. Sofianos

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RC C439: 'Review of the manuscript os-2015-40 by Ličer et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Jul 2015
- AC C474: 'Preliminary response to reviewer #1 comments', Matjaz Licer, 29 Jul 2015
RC C480: 'Review of "Modeling ocean response to an extreme Bora event in Northern Adriatic using one-way and two-way atmosphere-ocean coupling" by M. Licer et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Jul 2015

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We compare the northern Adriatic response to an extreme bora event, as simulated by one-way and two-way (i.e. with ocean feedback to the atmosphere) atmosphere-ocean coupling. We show that two-way coupling yields significantly better estimates of heat fluxes, most notably sensible heat flux, across the air-sea interface. When compared to observations in the northern Adriatic, two-way coupled system consequently leads to a better representation of ocean temperatures throughout the event.