A model of the vertical structure of mass in equatorial wind-driven currents of a baroclinic ocean

Authors

Robert O. Reid, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, La Jolla, California

Abstract

A model for the vertical distribution of density, which approximates observed conditions in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, is presented. This consists of a homogeneous layer near the surf ace overlying a baroclinic medium wherein the density varies exponentially in such a manner as to approach a constant value with increasing depth.

Recommended Citation

Reid, Robert O.. 1948. "A model of the vertical structure of mass in equatorial wind-driven currents of a baroclinic ocean." Journal of Marine Research 7, (3). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/669