Why mean potential vorticity cannot be materially conserved in the eddying Southern Ocean
Downstream of Drake Passage, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) veers abruptly northward along the continental slope of South America. This spins down the ACC, akin to the western boundary currents of ocean gyres. During this northward excursion, the mean potential vorticity (PV) increases dram...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Meteorological Society
2022
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