A theory of the wind-driven circulation II. Gyres with western boundary layers

Authors

William R. Young, Woods Hold Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 02543, U.S.A.
Peter B. Rhines, Woods Hold Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 02543, U.S.A.

Abstract

The quasigeostrophic, wind-driven circulation theory given by Rhines and Young (1982b) is extended in two directions. First, we consider forcing patterns which are not contrived so as to close without a western boundary layer. The resulting barotropic circulation pattern (see Fig. 1) has the well known east-west asymmetry produced by the β-effect....

Recommended Citation

Young, William R., and Peter B. Rhines. 1982. "A theory of the wind-driven circulation II. Gyres with western boundary layers." Journal of Marine Research 40, (3). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1609