Natural SciencesEarth SciencesOceanographyAir-sea InteractionOcean CirculationPhysical OceanographyOcean CurrentsWind StressWind-driven CirculationWind-driven MixingCoriolis ParameterCoriolis TermsCoriolis TorqueEddy ViscosityEddy Viscosity ModelsOceanic Wind-driven CirculationTwo-layer CirculationWind-driven Ocean Circulation
Some aspects of existing theories of the wind-driven ocean circulation are examined with particular emphasis on the question of the need for the inclusion of lateral eddy viscosity to provide a mec...
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ON THE WIND-DRIVEN OCEAN CIRCULATION
Walter Munk · Journal of Meteorology · 1950 · 944 citations · Full text