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Submesoscale Baroclinic Instability in the Bottom Boundary Layer

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Published in 2018 at "Journal of Physical Oceanography"

DOI: 10.1175/jpo-d-17-0264.1

Abstract: Weakly stratified layers over sloping topography can support a submesoscale baroclinic instability mode, a bottom boundary layer counterpart to surface mixed layer instabilities. The instability results from the release of available potential energy, which can… read more here.

Keywords: baroclinic instability; layer; submesoscale baroclinic; boundary layer ... See more keywords