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Physical oceanography

the large-scale gyre circulation of the upper ocean set by the wind stress pattern, balanced by friction and planetary vorticity gradients.

In physical oceanography, wind-driven circulation refers to the large-scale gyre circulation of the upper ocean set by the wind stress pattern, balanced by friction and planetary vorticity gradients. This meaning comes from Munk (1950) in Journal of Meteorology.[1]

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References

Munk, W. H. (1950). On the Wind-driven Ocean Circulation. Journal of Meteorology, 7(2), 80-93. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1950)007<0080:otwdoc>2.0.co;2

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