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Articles | Volume 10, issue 6
Articles | Volume 10, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-10-967-2014
© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-10-967-2014
© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 10, issue 6
Research article
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28 Nov 2014
Research article |  | 28 Nov 2014

The Rossby radius in the Arctic Ocean

A. J. G. Nurser and S. Bacon

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Knowledge of the size of the Rossby radius is important, because it is the horizontal scale of boundary currents, eddies and fronts in fluids on a rotating planet. We find that, in the deep basins of the Arctic Ocean, the Rossby radius is around 10km, but in the shallow shelf seas, it can be less than 1km. This presents a challenge to measurements and models alike.
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