Eddies and instabilities in downslope flows in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica
The Weddell Sea, Antarctica is a significant area of down welling water in the world large scale ocean circulation. When water descends a slope it is subject to instabilities forming mesoscale features such as eddies in the plume. This thesis is a study of the source of the plume of Ice Shelf Water...
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University of Manchester
2009
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.507219 |