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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-351-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-351-2021
Research article
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18 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 18 Feb 2021

On the role of domain aspect ratio in the westward intensification of wind-driven surface ocean circulation

Kaushal Gianchandani, Hezi Gildor, and Nathan Paldor

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The classical theories of the western boundary currents, proposed in the first half of the 20th century, are extended to include cases of zonally elongated and meridionally narrow ocean basins. Results show for the first time that in basins that are sufficiently narrow meridionally, the equatorward wind-driven transport away from the western boundary is lower than that in meridionally wide basins. Our theoretical results are employed to explain the low transport in the East Australian Current.