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Subsurface subtropical gyre of the North Atlantic and Pacific oceans
Author(s) -
Stommel Henry
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg021i005p01119
Subject(s) - ocean gyre , oceanography , geology , subtropics , gulf stream , ocean current , pacific ocean , climatology , north atlantic deep water , thermohaline circulation , fishery , biology
In this review we will restrict our attention to studies of the structure of subtropical gyres (i) in the North Atlantic and Pacific, (ii) between the bottom of the mixed layer and about 1500 meters depth, (iii) between 15°N and 35°N, (iv) in the open ocean eastward of the Gulf Stream and Kuroshio Current and high‐energy eddy regions. We will confine ourselves largely to work published 1978 or later by American workers. The task of making this review is much lightened by the appearance of a comprehensive review “Dynamics of Large‐Scale Ocean Circulation” by George Veronis (1981). Readers who are new to the subject, or experts who detect lacunae in the present review will do well to refer to it.