Dynamics of Brazil Current dipoles: barotropic instabilities and flow-western boundary interactions

This dissertation examines the nature of jet-boundary interactions and the role of barotropic instabilities in the Brazil Current system while still attached to the western boundary. The motivation was due to the frequent observation of bipolar features associated to the Brazil Current flow sout...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Juliana Albertoni de Miranda
Other Authors: Ilson Carlos Almeida da Silveira
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013
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Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/21/21135/tde-09022015-095946/