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The Gulf Stream and the Kuroshio
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spin off long-lived eddies via
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baroclinic and barotropic instabilities.
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The role of eddies for heat transport
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in the ocean is likely much less than
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in the atmosphere.
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The oceanic eddies are best
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developed well poleward of the
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latitude of the maximum oceanic
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transport.
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The wind-driven and thermohaline
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circulations are likely to provide
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much more important contributions to
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the meridional heat flux in the
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subtropics.
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