On the dynamics of wind-driven circumpolar currents
The factors controlling the transport of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) have recently been a topic of heated debate. At the latitudes of Drake Passage, potential vorticity contours are uninterrupted by coastlines, and large amplitude flows are possible even with weak forcing and dissipation...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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