Baroclinic Circulation

Baroclinic Circulation is an ocean circulation characterized by the misalignment between pressure and density gradients, resulting in fluid motion driven by horizontal density variations due to temperature and salinity differences.

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  1. DR
    D. Randolph Watts

    University of Rhode Island, United States

    13 publications · 1.1K citations

    12

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  2. JM
    John Marshall

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    12 publications · 3.8K citations

    11

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  3. JP
    Joseph Pedlosky

    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, United States

    10 publications · 294 citations

    10

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  4. PL
    P. L. Read

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 355 citations

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  5. JW
    John W. Loder

    Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada

    10 publications · 808 citations

    10

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  1. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    287 publications · 20.1K citations

    75

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 148 publications · 12.1K citations

    60

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  3. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    121 publications · 5.6K citations

    42

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  4. Geophysical Research Letters

    62 publications · 3.1K citations

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  5. Journal of Climate

    43 publications · 3.1K citations

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