Eddy cancellation of the Ekman cell in subtropical gyres
The presence of large-scale Ekman pumping associated with the climatological wind stress curl is the textbook explanation for low biological activity in the subtropical gyres. Using an idealized, eddy-resolving model, it is shown that Eulerian-mean Ekman pumping may be opposed by an eddy-driven circ...
Published in: | Journal of Physical Oceanography |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Amer Meteorological Soc
2016
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-16-0097.1 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/150152 |