Contents
XI
7
Abyssal Circulation
379
7.1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
7.2 The Stommel, Arons, and Faller Experiment . . . . . . 388
7.3 Stommel-Arons Theory:
Abyssal Flow on the Sphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
7.4 Dipole Circulation Associated with Isolated Sources . 405
7.5 Effect of Ridges and Gaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
7.6 Establishment of the Abyssal Circulation . . . . . . . . . 419
7.7 Vertical Structure of the Abyssal Circulation . . . . . . 432
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Subject Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451