A Simple Predictive Model for the Structure of the Oceanic Pycnocline
- 26 March 1999
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 283 (5410), 2077-2079
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.283.5410.2077
Abstract
A simple theory for the large-scale oceanic circulation is developed, relating pycnocline depth, Northern Hemisphere sinking, and low-latitude upwelling to pycnocline diffusivity and Southern Ocean winds and eddies. The results show that Southern Ocean processes help maintain the global ocean structure and that pycnocline diffusion controls low-latitude upwelling.Keywords
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