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A note on the transport of the Brazil Current
Author(s) -
Garraffo Zulema D.,
Kamenkovich Vladimir M.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/96gl01369
Subject(s) - thermohaline circulation , current (fluid) , circulation (fluid dynamics) , component (thermodynamics) , climatology , geology , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , physics , oceanography , mechanics , thermodynamics
Stommel's hypothesis on the influence of the thermohaline circulation on the transport of the Brazil Current is illustrated using the product of Semtner and Chervin's model. The velocity distribution along specifically chosen zonal sections is analyzed. A procedure of singling out the thermohaline component of the circulation is suggested and the significance of the component is proved.