On the Stability of the Paraná Ocean Subarctic Front

Alejandro Livio Camerlengo

Abstract


It is analitically shown that in the case of the Pacific Ocean Subarctic fronts in the upper layer, instability due to horizontal shear may only be possible on very small horizontal scales. Therefore, barotropic instability should not occur.


Keywords


paraná ocean; subarctic front

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22564/rbgf.v7i1.1072









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