Joint Vortices, Eastward Propagating Eddies and Migratory Taylor Columns

Abstract

Dep. Oceanogr., Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA J (Journal-Article) M (Marine) The behavior of an isolated pair of vortices consisting of two eddies situated on top of each other in a three-layer ocean is examined analytically. The amplitudes of both eddies are high and, consequently, the two eddies behave as one unit and migrate together in the ocean. For this reason, it is proposed to call the system joint vortices. The eddies are of equal or opposite sign; each vortex is situated in a different layer so that there are two active layers and one passive layer Ocean Technology, Policy and Non Living Resources (Q2) 1046232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 138 of 1156 - ASFA 1978-1987