Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
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Articles | Volume 28, issue 3
Articles | Volume 28, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-28-371-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-28-371-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 28, issue 3
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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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.
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