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contributor authorKillworth, Peter D.
date accessioned2017-06-09T16:20:23Z
date available2017-06-09T16:20:23Z
date copyright2008/02/01
date issued2008
identifier issn0022-3670
identifier otherams-66048.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4207341
description abstractThe part of the meridional overturning circulation driven by time-varying winds is usually assumed to be an Ekman flux within a mixed layer, and a depth- and laterally independent return flow beneath. For a simple linear frictional ocean model, the return flow is studied for a range of frequencies from several days to decades. It is shown that while the east?west integral of the return flow is usually, but not always, almost independent of depth, the spatial distribution of the return flow varies strongly with both horizontal and vertical position. This can have important consequences for calculations of the northward heat flux, which traditionally assumes a spatially uniform return flow.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleA Simple Linear Model of the Depth Dependence of the Wind-Driven Variability of the Meridional Overturning Circulation
typeJournal Paper
journal volume38
journal issue2
journal titleJournal of Physical Oceanography
identifier doi10.1175/2007JPO3811.1
journal fristpage492
journal lastpage502
treeJournal of Physical Oceanography:;2008:;Volume( 038 ):;issue: 002
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