Abstract
The transformation of the interfaces of a rotating three-layer fluid is described through a simple hydrodynamic model using the shallow-water approximation. Using the Greenland sea gyre as an example, it is shown that a cyclonic circulation results in the oncoming deflection of the upper and lower layers, which favours the development of deep convection.
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Translated by Mikhail M. Trufanov.
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Bogorodsky, P.V., Marchenko, A.V. & Podgorny, I.A. On the problem of the formation of the Greenland sea convective gyre. Phys. Oceanogr. 4, 75–79 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02197100
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02197100