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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A horizontal [[boundary layer]] in which lateral [[transport]] of [[momentum]] exerts a [[torque]] on fluid parcels, thereby allowing them to cross [[isolines]] of background [[potential vorticity]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In many ocean general [[circulation]] models, the western [[boundary currents]] are Munk boundary layers.</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A horizontal [[boundary layer]] in which lateral [[transport]] of [[momentum]] exerts a [[torque]] on fluid parcels, thereby allowing them to cross [[isolines]] of background [[potential vorticity|potential vorticity]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In many ocean general [[circulation]] models, the western [[boundary currents]] are Munk boundary layers.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:29, 25 April 2012
Munk boundary layer[edit | edit source]
A horizontal boundary layer in which lateral transport of momentum exerts a torque on fluid parcels, thereby allowing them to cross isolines of background potential vorticity.
In many ocean general circulation models, the western boundary currents are Munk boundary layers.
