Physical model of bathymetric effects on the antarctic circumpolar current

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Boyer, Don L., Chen, Rui-Rong, Tao, Lijun, Davies, Peter A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1993
• Subjects: TOPOGRAPHY; STRATIFIED OCEAN; LARGE-SCALE; FLOW; WIND-DRIVEN; SPIN-UP; SURFACE CIRCULATION; SOUTHERN-OCEAN; Antarctic; Campbell Plateau; Drake Passage; Gaussberg; Kerguelen; Pacific; Southeast Pacific Basin; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/portal/en/research/physical-model-of-bathymetric-effects-on-the-antarctic-circumpolar-current(2eb9720d-1b36-4f14-95c5-b3d7d300a795).html; https://doi.org/10.1029/92JC02254; http://hdl.handle.net/10588/2eb9720d-1b36-4f14-95c5-b3d7d300a795

Laboratory experiments were conducted to simulate some of the effects of the bathymetry of the southern ocean on the physical characteristics of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC). An idealized zonal wind stress, which varied inversely with the distance from the model Antarctic continent, was s...