Friction and Diapycnal Mixing at a Slope: Boundary Control of Potential Vorticity

Although atmospheric forcing by wind stress or buoyancy flux is known to change the ocean’s potential vorticity (PV) at the surface, less is understood about PV modification in the bottom boundary layer. The adjustment of a geostrophic current over a sloped bottom in a stratified ocean generates PV...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Benthuysen, Jessica, Thomas, Leif N.
Other Authors: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Meteorological Society 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/80780