Subject Index
wind 18, 93, 434
thermocline
adiabatic 17 5
depth 148
equatorial 324
layer models 176
theory 95, 158, 171
ventilated 18 8
topography
abyssal circulation 388
turbulence 79, 273, 388
turbulent
mixing coefficient 94
viscosity 6, 79
two and a half-layer model 106, 108
equatorial limit 341, 369
ventilated thermocline
continuous model 246
equatorial limit 329, 356
and mixed layer 236
three-layer model 207
two-layer model 188
ventilation 181
with homogenization 219
from mixed layer 235
vorticity
eddy flux 17, 59, 89
equation 28, 32, 36, 57, 103
isolines 63-65
planetary 15, 62
relative 15
vorticity balance 5, 8, 40, 61
window - intergyre 285
453
wind 18, 93, 434
thermocline
adiabatic 17 5
depth 148
equatorial 324
layer models 176
theory 95, 158, 171
ventilated 18 8
topography
abyssal circulation 388
turbulence 79, 273, 388
turbulent
mixing coefficient 94
viscosity 6, 79
two and a half-layer model 106, 108
equatorial limit 341, 369
ventilated thermocline
continuous model 246
equatorial limit 329, 356
and mixed layer 236
three-layer model 207
two-layer model 188
ventilation 181
with homogenization 219
from mixed layer 235
vorticity
eddy flux 17, 59, 89
equation 28, 32, 36, 57, 103
isolines 63-65
planetary 15, 62
relative 15
vorticity balance 5, 8, 40, 61
window - intergyre 285
453
