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Linear theory of the circulation of a stratified ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

Joseph Pedlosky
Joseph Pedlosky
Affiliation:
Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago
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Abstract

A linear model of the circulation of a stratified ocean, in a closed basin, driven by both wind stress and heating is presented. Particular attention is given to the interdependence of the primary features of the oceanic circulation. The upwelling process is studied in detail and it is shown that the complete determination of the mid-ocean thermocline solution depends on the upwelling in the boundary layers on the ocean basin's side walls. The morphology of the side wall boundary layers as a function of the stratification is also discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , 16 January 1969 , pp. 185 - 205
Copyright
© 1969 Cambridge University Press

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