Determining the General Circulation of the Oceans: A Preliminary Discussion

The classical oceanographic problem of deducing the unknown constant in the dynamic method—the problem of the "level of no motion"—may be treated as a geophysical inverse problem. The unknown "barotropic" velocity may be chosen to satisfy an arbitrary number of conservation laws,...

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Published in:Science
Main Author: Wunsch, Carl
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1977
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North Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.196.4292.871
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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.196.4292.871 2024-06-09T07:48:06+00:00 Determining the General Circulation of the Oceans: A Preliminary Discussion Wunsch, Carl 1977 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.196.4292.871 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.196.4292.871 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 196, issue 4292, page 871-875 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1977 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.196.4292.871 2024-05-16T12:54:32Z The classical oceanographic problem of deducing the unknown constant in the dynamic method—the problem of the "level of no motion"—may be treated as a geophysical inverse problem. The unknown "barotropic" velocity may be chosen to satisfy an arbitrary number of conservation laws, subject to perfect geostrophic balance and with explicit use made of the relative errors in the observations. The solution obtained is one of minimum energy. A western North Atlantic region is used to demonstrate the power of the method. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 196 4292 871 875
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description The classical oceanographic problem of deducing the unknown constant in the dynamic method—the problem of the "level of no motion"—may be treated as a geophysical inverse problem. The unknown "barotropic" velocity may be chosen to satisfy an arbitrary number of conservation laws, subject to perfect geostrophic balance and with explicit use made of the relative errors in the observations. The solution obtained is one of minimum energy. A western North Atlantic region is used to demonstrate the power of the method.
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