Abstract: The steady-state solutions of a barotropic double-gyre ocean model in which the wind stress curl input of vorticity is balanced primarily by bottom friction are studied. The bifurcations away from a unique and stable steady ...

Abstract: A conceptually new approach to diagnosing tracer-independent ventilation rates is developed. Tracer Green functions are exploited to partition ventilation rates according to the ventilated fluid?s residence time in the ...

Abstract: agrangian forward and backward models are introduced into a coarse-grid ocean global circulation model to trace the ventilation routes of the Deep North Pacific Ocean. The random walk aspect in the Lagrangian model is ...