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A Brief History of the Joint Effect of Baroclinicity and Relief (JEBAR ...

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Separation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Gulf Stream<br />

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Dependent on <strong>JEBAR</strong> effect in 3 key areas<br />

– Offshore <strong>of</strong> separation<br />

– North Atlantic Bight<br />

– Central Irminger Sea<br />

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Underestimating <strong>JEBAR</strong><br />

results in overshooting<br />

<strong>the</strong> actual separation<br />

point<br />

Which comes first?<br />

Separation or <strong>JEBAR</strong>?<br />

– Observed density field already has signature <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> separated Gulf Stream in it Myers et. al. (1996)

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