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The buoyancy-driven circulation on a β-plane with density determined by both heat and salt concentration is studied. The flow is forced by prescribed temperature and salinity surface fluxes (mixed boundary conditions), and there is no wind forcing.
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Cessi, P., Young, W.R. (1993). Multiple equilibria in β-plane thermohaline convection. In: Peltier, W.R. (eds) Ice in the Climate System. NATO ASI Series, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85016-5_22
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