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Fig. 4.11.Sa-f. Results of the North Atlantic calculation of the continuous model by Huang
(1989b). a Depth of the moving fluid in the thermocline. b Flow pattern on the (Je = 26.2 density
surface. Heavy dotted line, line of zero Ekman pumping; dotted line to the north, winter outcrop line
of the layer; solid lines, streamlines of the flow on that density layer (in sverdrups); Dotted lines,
layer depths in IOO's of meters; shaded area, shadow zone for the layer. cas in b but a9 = 26.8, d
(Je = 27.1. and e (Jo = 27.7. f Density cross section of the solution along the nearly zonal line
coincident with the outcrop line of the (Je = 26.1 surface (see Fig. 4.11.4c)
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