On inertially-controlled flow patterns in a β-plane ocean
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- 1 February 1963
- journal article
- Published by Stockholm University Press in Tellus
- Vol. 15 (1) , 59-66
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2153-3490.1963.tb01363.x
Abstract
Possible flow patterns in a rectangular, β-plane, ocean are generated by assuming that the ocean basin can be divided into an interior region in which the dynamical balance is of the Sverdrup type (1947) and a boundary region where the dynamical balance is governed by inertial forces. The flow pattern which was derived by Carrier & Robinson (1962) is shown to be the only possible pattern for a one-layer and a two-layer ocean when friction is not taken into account. The importance of friction is discussed and possible alternatives are mentioned for cases in which friction is included. DOI: 10.1111/j.2153-3490.1963.tb01363.xKeywords
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