The role of the complete Coriolis force in cross-equatorial transport of abyssal ocean currents

<p>In studies of the ocean it has become conventional to retain only the component of the Coriolis force associated with the radial component of the Earth’s rotation vector, the so-called “traditional approximation”. We investigate the role of the “non-traditional” component of the Coriolis fo...

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Main Authors: Stewart, A, Andrew L Stewart
Other Authors: Dellar, P
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2011
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