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SYMU: Marine Umweltphysik

SYMU 2: Marine Umweltphysik II

SYMU 2.3: Invited Talk

Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 18:00–18:30, Physik H II

Eddies and the large scale circulation of the ocean — •Richard Greatbatch — Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften, Kiel, Germany

The ocean is populated by mesoscale eddies of scales of 10-100 km. Eddies drive circulation and can contribute to mixing in the ocean. Fundamental mechanisms associated with eddy-driven flows and mixing will be discussed.