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The dynamic method of calculating currents and analysis of the vertical kinematic structure

  • Analysis of Observations and Methods of Calculating Oceanic Hydrophysical Fields
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Physical Oceanography

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The basic relations of the classical dyamic method have been complemented with the condition allowing for the non-monotonicity of the vertical kinematic structure. The elements of the multi-layered system of geostrophic currents have been found to correlate over depth with seawater density and hydrostatic pressure distribution. An example of the analysis of the vertical structure of currents, involving specific hydrological data, is given.

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  1. N. P. Bulgakov
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Translated by Vladimir A. Puchkin.

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Bulgakov, N.P., Bulgakov, S.N. The dynamic method of calculating currents and analysis of the vertical kinematic structure. Phys. Oceanogr. 7, 427–435 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02509656

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