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| Titel |
Modeling a turbulence effect in formation of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current |
| VerfasserIn |
J. Heinloo, A. Toompuu |
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Englisch
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| ISSN |
0992-7689
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| Erschienen |
In: Annales Geophysicae ; 24, no. 12 ; Nr. 24, no. 12 (2006-12-21), S.3191-3196 |
| Datensatznummer |
250015697
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/angeo-24-3191-2006.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| A simple model to determine a turbulence effect in formation of the
Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is suggested. The model is founded on
the theory of rotationally anisotropic turbulence and is set up as a
generalization of the geostrophic description of the Antarctic Circumpolar
Current (ACC). It predicts the turbulence effect as an additive correction
to the flow velocity predicted by the geostrophic balance. The correction,
calculated from the optimally analyzed hydrographic data in the Southern
Ocean, results in an increased ACC total baroclinic volume transport and in
a shift in the current velocity maximum to the south, if compared with the
pure geostrophic estimate. |
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