Role of Eddies in the Maintenance of Multiple Jets Embedded in Eastward and Westward Baroclinic Shears
Multiple zonal jets observed in many parts of the global ocean are often embedded in large-scale eastward and westward vertically sheared background flows. Properties of the jets and ambient eddies, as well as their dynamic interactions, are found to be different between eastward and westward shears...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Fluids |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/3/4/91 |