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Acta Oceanol. Sin ., 2014, Vol. 33, No. 1, P. 24–34 DOI: 10.1007/s13131-014-0424-7 E-mail: hyxbe@263.net Effects of Stokes production on summer ocean shelf dynamics ZHANG Xuefeng1,2∗ , HANGuijun1,2, WANG Xidong1,2, ZHANG Lianxin1,2 1 Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Information Technology, State Oceanic Administration, Tianjin 300171, China 2 National Marine Data and Information Service, State Oceanic Administration, Tianjin 300171, China Received 8 February 2013; accepted 22 May 2013 ©The Chinese Society of Oceanography and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014 Abstract A two-dimensional numerical model, which is configured on the basis of Princeton ocean model (POM), is used to study the effect of Stokes production (SP) of the turbulent kinetic energy on a density profile and Ekman transport in an idealized shelf region in summer. The energy input from SP is parameterized and included into the Mellor-Yamada turbulence closure submodel. Results reveal that the intensity of wind-driven upwelling fronts near the sea surface is weakened by the SP-associated turbulent kinetic energy input. The vertical eddy viscosity coefficient in the surface boundary layer is enhanced greatly owing to the impact of SP, which decreases the alongshore velocity and changes the distribution of upwelling. In addition, the SP-induced mixing easily suppresses the strong stratification and significantly increases the depth of the upper mixed layer (ML) under strong winds. Key words: Stokes production, POM, upper mixed layer, upwelling Citation: Zhang Xuefeng, Han Guijun, Wang Xidong, Zhang Lianxin. 2014. Effects of Stokes production on summer ocean shelf dynamics. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 33(1): 24–34, doi: 10.1007/s13131-014-0424-7 1 Introduction the ocean surface layer. Model results presented in their pa- A representative condition on many shelves during sum-