Abstract: The author investigates how the path of the subtropical inertial western boundary current on a bottom slope is affected by viscosity, coastal boundary condition, and width of the continental shelf. Steady flow patterns of ...

Abstract: The western boundary current of the subtropical gyre flows on the upper continental slope and is controlled by the bottom topography; however, our theoretical understanding of how the path of the boundary current is ...

Abstract: he dynamics of subtropical western boundary currents over slopes detaching from coasts with inshore pool regions, where the water of the subtropical gyre does not enter and the velocity is small, are investigated. This ...

Abstract: ABSTRACTThe dynamics of a quasi-stationary jet along the Subarctic Front in the North Pacific Ocean (the Western Isoguchi Jet) were investigated using an idealized two-layer model. The experiments suggested that a seafloor ...