and
κα={κ0if α=1if α=1,να+1/2={0νif α=0,Nif α=1,…,N−1,Wα={W0if α=Nif α=N(36)
The vertical velocities {$w_\alpha$}$_{\alpha=1}^N$ are defined by (27).
For smooth solutions, the system (30)-(31) admits the energy balance
∂t∂α=1∑NEα+∇x,y⋅α=1∑Nuα(Eα+2ghαh−hαΣα)=−α=1∑N−12∣uα+1−uα∣2∣Gα+1/2∣−α=1∑N−12νhα+1+hαΣα+1/22−α=1∑N−12νhα+1+hα∣uα+1−uα∣2−κ∣u1∣2+WuN⋅ts,(37)
with $E_\alpha$ defined by (23) and $\Sigma_{\alpha+1/2}^2 = \sum_{i,j} \Sigma_{i,j,\alpha+1/2}^2$. Relation (37) is consistent with a layer-averaged discretization of the equation (10).
Notice that in (37), we use the notation
uαΣα=(uαΣxx,α+vαΣyx,αuαΣxy,α+vαΣyy,α).
Proof of prop. 3.4 The proof is given in appendix A. ■
Remark 3.2 Notice that in the definition (35), since we consider viscous terms we use a centered approximation.
3.2.2 Simplified rheology
The viscous terms in the layer-averaged Navier-Stokes system are difficult to discretize especially when a discrete version of the energy balance has to be preserved. Hence, we propose a modified version of the model given in prop. 3.4.
Proposition 3.5 The layer-averaged Navier-Stokes can be written under the form
α=1∑N∂t∂hα+α=1∑N∇x,y.(hαuα)=0,(38)
∂t∂hα+∇x,y(hαuα⊗uα)+∇x,y(2ghα)=−ghα∇x,yzb+uα+1/2Gα+1/2−uα−1/2Gα−1/2+∇x,y(hαΣα0)−Tα+Λα+1/2(uα+1−uα)−Λα−1/2(uα−uα−1)−καuα+Wαts,(39)
and
Σxx,α+1/20=hα+1+hανα+1/2(hα∂x∂uα+hα+1∂x∂uα+1),(40)
Σxy,α+1/20=hα+1+hανα+1/2(hα∂y∂uα+hα+1∂y∂uα+1),(41)
and similar definitions for $\Sigma^0_{yx,\alpha+1/2}$, $\Sigma^0_{yy,\alpha+1/2}$. We also denote
Tx,α+1/2=hα+1+hα2να+1/2∇x,yzα+1/2(hα∇x,yuα+hα+1∇x,yuα+1),(42)