Abstract: A linear and finite-amplitude analysis of the baroclinic instability of a zonal current is presented. Both the ? effect and viscosity are included. A small but finite amount of dissipation destabilizes the system, lowering ...

Abstract: Analyses of low-pass filtered coastal sea-level data and geostrophic winds derived from surface pressure charts for the period of 1 December 1980 through 31 March 1981 indicate that the wintertime dynamics in the Northeast ...

Abstract: Time series of coastal sea level during 1976?77, from 2°12?S to 17°S along the west coast of South America, show that low-frequency, ? < 0.25 cycles per day (cpd), fluctuations propagate poleward with the phase speed of ...

Abstract: As a sequel to data analysis reported in Part I, a numerical model of the wintertime wind-driven circulation of the northeast Chine Sea is developed with the primary purpose of achieving an understanding of the underlying ...