Abstract: Climatological maps of the large-scale potential vorticity field Q along isopycnals are diagnosed for the abyssal waters over the global ocean. The inferred patterns of Q vary with density, the basin, and hemisphere. At ...

Abstract: Low potential vorticity extends over the deep waters of the North Pacific and, possibly, the bottom waters of the North Atlantic. Isopycnic model integrations are conducted to investigate how these potential vorticity ...

Abstract: Float trajectories are compared with the distribution of climatological potential vorticity, Q, on approximate isentropic surfaces for intermediate waters in the North Atlantic. The time-mean displacement and eddy dispersion ...