A simple and self-consistent geostrophic-force-balance model of the thermohaline circulation with boundary mixing
A simple model of the thermohaline circulation (THC) is formulated, with the objective to represent explicitly the geostrophic force balance of the basinwide THC. The model comprises advective-diffusive density balances in two meridional-vertical planes located at the eastern and the western wal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Ocean Science |
| Online Access: | http://www.ocean-sci.net/8/49/2012/os-8-49-2012.pdf |