Proof of prop. 3.3 Using the boundary condition (4), an integration from $z_b$ to $z$ of the divergence free condition (1) easily gives
w=−∇x,y∫zbzudz.
Replacing formally in the above equation $\mathbf{u}$ (resp. $w$) by $\mathbf{u}^N$ (resp. $w^N$) defined by (17) and performing an integration over the layer $L_1$ of the obtained relation yields
h1w1=−∫zbz3/2∇x,y⋅∫zbzu1dzdz1=h1∇x,y⋅(zbu1)−2z3/22−zb2∇x,y⋅u1,
i.e. $w_1 = \nabla_{x,y} \cdot (z_b \mathbf{u}1) - z_1 \nabla{x,y} \cdot \mathbf{u}_1$, corresponding to (27) for $\alpha = 1$. A similar computation for the layers $L_2, \dots, L_N$ proves the result (27) for $\alpha = 2, \dots, N$. A more detailed version of this proof is given in [24]. ■
3.2 The layer-averaged Navier-Stokes system
In paragraph 3.1, we have applied the layer-averaging to the Euler system, we now use the same process for the hydrostatic Navier-Stokes system. First, we consider the Navier-Stokes system (1)-(7) for a Newtonian fluid and then with a simplified rheology.
3.2.1 Complete model
The layer-averaging process applied to the Navier-Stokes system (1)-(7) leads to the following proposition.
Proposition 3.4 The layer-averaged hydrostatic Navier-Stokes system (1)-(7) is given by
α=1∑N∂t∂hα+α=1∑N∇x,y⋅(hαuα)=0,∂t∂hαuα+∇x,y⋅(hαuα⊗uα)+∇x,y⋅(2ghhα)=−ghα∇x,yzb+uα+1/2Gα+1/2−uα−1/2Gα−1/2+∇x,y⋅(hαΣα)−Σα+1/2∇x,yzbzα+1/2+Σα−1/2∇x,yzbzα−1/2+2να+1/2hα+1+hαuα+1−uα−2να−1/2hα+hα−1uα−uα−1−καuα+Wαts,α=1,…,N,(30)(31)
with
Σα+1/2=(Σxx,α+1/2Σyx,α+1/2Σxy,α+1/2Σyy,α+1/2),(32)
Σxx,α+1/2=hα+1+hανα+1/2(hα∂x∂uα+hα+1∂x∂uα+1)−2να+1/2∂x∂zα+1/2hα+1+hαuα+1−uα,(33)
Σxy,α+1/2=hα+1+hανα+1/2(hα∂y∂uα+hα+1∂y∂uα+1)−2να+1/2∂y∂zα+1/2hα+1+hαuα+1−uα,(34)
and similar definitions for $\Sigma_{yx,\alpha+1/2}$, $\Sigma_{yy,\alpha+1/2}$. We also denote
Σα=(Σxx,αΣyx,αΣxy,αΣyy,α)=2Σα+1/2+Σα−1/2,(35)