Overturning cells in the Southern Ocean and subtropical gyres

The circulation of the subtropical gyres can be decomposed into a horizontal recirculation along contours of constant Bernoulli potential and an overturning circulation across these contours. While the geometry and topology of Bernoulli contours is more complicated in the subtropical gyres than in t...

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Main Authors: J. A. Polton, D. P. Marshall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2007-01-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:http://www.ocean-sci.net/3/17/2007/os-3-17-2007.pdf