A bibliography of physical, chemical, and biological studies of rings in the world's oceans
A bibliography of physical, chemical, and biological studies of rings in the world's oceans
Date
1983
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Olson, Donald B.
Wiebe, Peter H.
Wiebe, Peter H.
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10.1575/1912/6883
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Water masses
Ocean circulation
Marine biology
Chemical oceanography
Ocean circulation
Marine biology
Chemical oceanography
Abstract
This bibliography marks the end of several years of sporadic attempts
to put together a set of references on rings. The scope of the effort
encompasses the chemistry, biology, and physics of the long-lived,
coherent features which are commonly referred to as rings after Fuglister
(1972). There is a vast literature on the mesoscale eddy field in
different parts of the world. The present set of references includes a
subset of this body of work. The basic criterion used in the compilation of this bibliography is
fairly narrow compared to the range of eddies found in the world's
oceans. The emphasis here is on the highly nonlinear features formed due
to the instability processes in boundary currents and in the planetary
scale jet which surrounds the Antarctic. The nomenclature "ring", refers
to the strong encircling current which forms a kinematic trap in which
the core of the ring is embedded.