A Decomposition of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning

A decomposition of meridional overturning circulation (MOC) cells into geostrophic vertical shears, Ekman, and bottom pressure–dependent (or external mode) circulation components is presented. The decomposition requires the following information: 1) a density profile wherever bathymetry changes to c...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Physical Oceanography
Main Authors: Sime, Louise C., Stevens, David P., Heywood, Karen J., Oliver, Kevin I. C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2006
Subjects:
Curl
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://oro.open.ac.uk/8470/

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