Exact solutions to Kawase's linear model of deep ocean circulation
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-1994
Abstract
Exact solutions are found for Kawase's linear, two-layer model of mass-driven deep-ocean circulation. It is demonstrated that for strong damping, even though the deep western boundary current (DWBC) bifurcates at the equator as found in Kawase's perturbation solution, the equatorial flow is much weaker and has a much broader scale than the imposed DWBC. It is found that the presence of an eastern boundary is not necessary for the DWBC to cross the equator in the weak damping case. -Authors
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Journal of Physical Oceanography
Volume
24
Issue
10
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Wang, D., D. W. Moore, and L. M. Rothstein. "Exact solutions to Kawase's linear model of deep ocean circulation." Journal of Physical Oceanography 24, 10 (1994). doi: 10.1175/1520-0485(1994)024<2188:ESTKLM>2.0.CO;2.
