Rossby waves and mean currents in the Southern Ocean

Dynamics in the Southern Ocean are dominated by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), and this large eastward current has an important influence on the earth's climate. Output from the last six years of the Fine Resolution Antarctic Model, where the mean flow is known, is used to develop tec...

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Main Author: Ash, Ellis R.
Published: University of Edinburgh 2000
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.641098