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Ocean Circulation

Ocean circulation is the large-scale movement of ocean water masses throughout the world's basins, driven by wind stress, internal density gradients, and the Coriolis effect, that functions as the primary mechanism for redistributing heat and carbon globally and regulating Earth's climate.

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2.8K

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2017–2026

2.8K

Variants

Oceanic Circulation

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Publications

15.4K

The regional oceanic modeling system (ROMS): a split-explicit, free-surface, topography-following-coordinate oceanic model

Alexander F. Shchepetkin, James C. McWilliams · Ocean Modelling · 2004 · 5.2K citations

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Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

Joseph Pedlosky, S. Leibovich · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1981 · 4.7K citations

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Classification, Seasonality and Persistence of Low-Frequency Atmospheric Circulation Patterns

Anthony G. Barnston, Robert E. Livezey · Monthly Weather Review · 1987 · 3.8K citations · Full text

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Isopycnal Mixing in Ocean Circulation Models

Peter R. Gent, James C. McWilliams · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1990 · 3.3K citations

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EN4: Quality controlled ocean temperature and salinity profiles and monthly objective analyses with uncertainty estimates

Simon Good, Matthew Martin, Nick A Rayner · Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans · 2013 · 1.9K citations

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Authors

19.1K

  1. JC
    James C. McWilliams

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    104 publications · 19K citations

    56

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  2. CW
    Carl Wunsch

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    85 publications · 13.7K citations

    51

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  3. AL
    Arnold L. Gordon

    Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, United States

    89 publications · 8.5K citations

    49

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  4. WE
    William E. Johns

    University of Miami, United States

    75 publications · 8.5K citations

    49

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  5. RS
    Robert S. Pickart

    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, United States

    76 publications · 6K citations

    45

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Institutions

2.8K

  1. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    142 h-index

    1.8K publications

    157.7K citations

  2. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    119 h-index

    1.1K publications

    89.9K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    116 h-index

    2.2K publications

    144.1K citations

  4. National Oceanography Centre

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    102 h-index

    1.1K publications

    89.6K citations

  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    102 h-index

    651 publications

    69K citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    100 h-index

    629 publications

    65K citations

  7. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    97 h-index

    670 publications

    57.4K citations

  8. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

    Sparkill, United States

    97 h-index

    566 publications

    62.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 2.2K publications · 184.4K citations

    187

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  2. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    2.4K publications · 175.3K citations

    177

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  3. Geophysical Research Letters

    1K publications · 68K citations

    124

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  4. Journal of Climate

    458 publications · 41.4K citations

    106

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

    1K publications · 46.7K citations

    93

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See also

Ocean Circulation

Driving Forces

Major Components

Climate Impacts

Observation Methods

Variability Patterns