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Science 26 March 1999:
Vol. 283. no. 5410, pp. 2077 - 2079
DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5410.2077
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A Simple Predictive Model for the Structure of the Oceanic Pycnocline

Anand Gnanadesikan

A simple theory for the large-scale oceanic circulation is developed, relating pycnocline depth, Northern Hemisphere sinking, and low-latitude upwelling to pycnocline diffusivity and Southern Ocean winds and eddies. The results show that Southern Ocean processes help maintain the global ocean structure and that pycnocline diffusion controls low-latitude upwelling.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program, Princeton University, Post Office Box CN710, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA. E-mail: gnana{at}splash.princeton.edu

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