Huang, R. X., 1986: Numerical simulation of wind-driven circulation in a subtropical/subpolar
basin. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 16 (10), 1636-1650.
Abstract: A one-and-one-half layer, reduced gravity model has been studied numerically
in parallel to previous analytical studies by Huang and Flierl. The main
emphasis is on a strong nonlinearity associated with the layer depth, especially
when the lower layer outcrops.
The numerical results show some highly asymmetric circulation patterns in
a subtropical/subpolar basin, even when the wind forcing is symmetric with
respect to the zero-wind-curl line. When the lower layer outcrops in the
subarctic gyre, there is a closed loop of boundary currents, including an
isolated northern boundary current, an isolated western boundary current,
and an interior boundary current. All these currents have structures consistent
with the theoretical analysis by Huang and Flierl.