On the Role of Heat Flux in the Gulf Stream-Sargasso Sea Subtropical Gyre System

Abstract

Dep. Oceanogr., Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA J (Journal-Article) M (Marine) In contrast with the traditional view of midlatitude circulation driven by winds in the ocean interior and regulated by friction along the western boundary, it is hypothesized that some control can be attributed to surface cooling acting primarily in a recirculation region off the western boundary current. Several arguments suggest that this mechanism and the generation of eddies are the two major reactions of the midlatitude ocean under the action of the surface winds Ocean Technology, Policy and Non Living Resources (Q2) Atlantic-Southwest (ASW) 1829456 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Record 1528 of 1621 - ASFA 1988-1996