Articles | Volume 28, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-28-371-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-28-371-2021
Research article
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04 Aug 2021
Research article |  | 04 Aug 2021

Empirical evidence of a fluctuation theorem for the wind mechanical power input into the ocean

Achim Wirth and Bertrand Chapron

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AR by Katja Gänger on behalf of the Authors (02 Dec 2020)  Author's response
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (03 Dec 2020) by Balasubramanya Nadiga
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (14 Dec 2020)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (18 Dec 2020)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (31 Dec 2020) by Balasubramanya Nadiga
AR by Achim Wirth on behalf of the Authors (25 Jan 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (15 Feb 2021) by Balasubramanya Nadiga
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (19 May 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #4 (02 Jun 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (08 Jun 2021) by Balasubramanya Nadiga
AR by Achim Wirth on behalf of the Authors (14 Jun 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (01 Jul 2021) by Balasubramanya Nadiga
Short summary
In non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, which describes forced-dissipative systems such as air–sea interaction, there is no universal probability density function (pdf). Some such systems have recently been demonstrated to exhibit a symmetry called a fluctuation theorem (FT), which strongly constrains the shape of the pdf. Using satellite data, the mechanical power input to the ocean by air–sea interaction following or not a FT is questioned. A FT is found to apply over specific ocean regions.