A Local Time-Dependent Sverdrup Balance in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean

@article{Niiler1985ALT,
  title={A Local Time-Dependent Sverdrup Balance in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean},
  author={Pearn P. Niiler and Chester J. Koblinsky},
  journal={Science},
  year={1985},
  volume={229},
  pages={754 - 756}
}
Direct observations of the dynamic balance between time-dependent winds and deep ocean currents are described for the eastern North Pacific Ocean at 42�N, 152�W. Currents from 150 to 4000 meters below the surface at frequencies from 0.01 to 0.1 cycle per day are significantly correlated with the wind stress curl derived from U.S. Navy operational wind fields. The horizontal currents are depth-independent below 300 meters, and they flow parallel to the potential vorticity gradient derived from… 
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