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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Библиографические подробности
Главные авторы: Tansley, C, Marshall, D
Формат: Journal article
Язык:English
Опубликовано: 2001

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