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Science 7 June 1974:
Vol. 184. no. 4141, pp. 1075 - 1077
DOI: 10.1126/science.184.4141.1075
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Equatorial Jet in the Indian Ocean: Theory

James J. O'Brien 1 and H. E. Hurlburt 1

1 Departments of Meteorology and Oceanography, Florida State University, Tallahassee 32306

A nonlinear numerical model and a simple analytical theory explain the basic features of the equatorial surface jet in the Indian Ocean recently reported by Wyrtki. The observed width of this transient current, 500 kilometers, is given theoretically by twice the baroclinic equatorial radius of deformation. The numerical model reproduces all Wyrtki's observations of this natural phenomenon.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Equatorial Currents in the Western Indian Ocean.
J. R. LUYTEN, M. FIEUX, and J. GONELLA (1980)
Science 209, 600-603
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