Ocean circulations driven by meridional density gradients

DOI10.1080/03091929.2010.534468MaRDI QIDQ5876600zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Michael J. Bell

Publication date 1 February 2023

Published in Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/03091929.2010.534468

zbMATH Keywords

geostrophic adjustmentKelvin wavesmeridional overturning circulationshallow water equationsthermohaline circulationwestern boundary currents

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fluid mechanics (76-XX) Geophysics (86-XX)

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