On the deep general circulation in the western North Atlantic
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/10589DOI
10.1575/1912/10589Keyword
Ocean circulationAbstract
Very large (5-10 cm s-1) long-term averaged zonal flows have been observed near 4000 m
depth in the vicinity of a recently hypothesized (Worthington, in press) horizontally restricted
subtropical gyre in the deep western North Atlantic. The Reynolds stresses associated with low
frequency fluctuations may play a significant role in the dynamics of this deep mean flow,
possibly inducing a significant downstream increase in transport of the Gulf Stream, perhaps
driving the deep gyre.
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Also published as: Journal of Marine Research, Volume 35, 1977, pp. 21-28
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Schmitz, W. J. (1978). On the deep general circulation in the western North Atlantic. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/10589Related items
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