A heton model of the spreading phase of open-ocean deep convection

S. Legg, J. Marshall

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    Abstract

    A point-vortex heton model of the lateral dispersion of cold water formed in open-ocean deep convection is developed and studied as an idealized representation of the sinking and spreading phase of open-ocean deep convection. -from Authors

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1040-1056
    Number of pages17
    JournalJournal of Physical Oceanography
    Volume23
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1993

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