Symmetric instability in cross-equatorial western boundary currents
The upper limb of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation draws waters with negative potential vorticity from the southern hemisphere into the northern hemisphere. The North Brazil Current is one of the cross-equatorial pathways in which this occurs: upon crossing the equator, fluid parcels...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Meteorological Society
2021
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