Nonlinear features of equatorial ocean flows

Nonlinear features of equatorial ocean flows

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Date

2018-10-21

Authors

Henry, David

Publisher

The Oceanography Society

Published Version

10.5670/oceanog.2018.305

Abstract

We examine whether certain oceanographic features of equatorial flows can be modeled using a linear theoretical framework. In particular, we show, using elementary mathematical considerations, that linearization fails to capture the emergence and persistence of large coherent structures that are representative of upwelling and downwelling processes.

Keywords

Oceans , Upwelling water , Equatorial regions , Approximation , Surface water , Thermoclines , Ocean currents , Waves , Fluid dynamics

Citation

Henry, D. (2018) 'Nonlinear features of equatorial ocean flows', Oceanography, 31 (3), pp. 22-27. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2018.305

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https://tos.org/oceanography/article/nonlinear-features-of-equatorial-ocean-flows

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https://hdl.handle.net/10468/11289

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