Homogenization of potential vorticity in planetary gyres (Q3962665)
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Homogenization of potential vorticity in planetary gyres (English)
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1982
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planetary gyres
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mean circulation of planetary fluids
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uniform potential vorticity
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closed time-mean streamlines or closed isolines of mean potential vorticity
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geostrophic turbulence
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wave-induced potential- vorticity flux
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direct forcing by external stress or heating negligible in comparison with potential-density surface
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Prandtl-Batchelor theorem
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