Abstract: AbstractThe dominant mode of Arctic sea ice variability in winter is often maintained to be represented by a quadrupole structure, comprising poles of one sign in the Okhotsk, Greenland, and Barents Seas and of opposing ...

Abstract: In this paper, the influence of the density gradients at the straits of Gibraltar and Sicily on the large-scale circulation of the Western Mediterranean Sea is investigated through a 3D numerical model. The topography ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the influence of sea surface thermohaline fluxes and wind stress on the circulation of the Western Mediterranean Sea using a high-resolution 3D primitive equation model. An 18-year experiment was ...

Abstract: The response of an ocean model of the subtropical and subpolar gyres to idealized surface forcing anomalies that mimic the thermal and mechanical forcing associated with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is analyzed. ...

Abstract: The response of a simplified model of the subtropical and subpolar gyres to a mechanical stochastic forcing that mimics the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is studied. An internal damped mode of oscillation with a 22?24-yr ...

Abstract: The separation of a coastal current into two branches when encountering a strait, one entering the strait and the other crossing the strait and continuing to flow along the coast, is examined. Analytical solution shows ...