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Study of the role of abyssal ocean stratification in the rearrangement of potential vorticity through the water column
Beatrice Giambenedetti
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Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Via di Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Rome, Italy
Nadia Lo Bue
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Via di Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Rome, Italy
Vincenzo Artale
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Via di Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Rome, Italy
National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Marine Sciences (ISMAR), Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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Short summary
We used a simplified model to investigate how changes in abyssal stratification can impact the propagation of vortices in the ocean. Although abyssal stratification is typically considered stable, observations have shown that this is not always a good approximation. We found that changes in deep stratification can introduce variability into the patterns of the vortices. Despite the assumptions made in our model, our results are supported by seafloor observations in the Ionian Sea.
We used a simplified model to investigate how changes in abyssal stratification can impact the...
