Abstract: A new mechanism that induces barotropic instability in the ocean is discussed. It is due to the air?sea interaction with a quadratic drag law and horizontal viscous dissipation in the atmosphere. The authors show that the ...

Abstract: Convection in a homogeneous ocean is investigated by numerically integrating the three-dimensional Boussinesq equations in a tilted, rotating frame (?f?F plane) subject to a negative buoyancy flux (cooling) at the surface. ...