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Latitude dependence of rotation generates western concentration of streamlines in a specified idealized wind/friction/pressure model.
Scientific scope
Latitude dependence of rotation generates western concentration of streamlines in a specified idealized wind/friction/pressure model. The abstract specifies a homogeneous rectangular ocean, surface wind stress, linearized bottom friction and horizontal pressure gradients. It is not a complete model or forecast of all real ocean currents.
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- Henry Stommel · SCIENCE: Original source-listed scientific author of this scoped work; byline does not determine effort fractions.
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