Understanding the structure of changes in the Southern Ocean eddy field

Abstract The Southern Ocean is riddled with mesoscale eddies. Although just a few kilometers in size, these loops and vortices are key parts of the climate system and are important in controlling how ocean circulation responds to changes in forcing. Observations reveal that changes in the intensity...

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Main Author: Michael P. Meredith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-06-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069677
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