@inproceedings{fdi:30209,
  title = {{W}hy are there such strong steric height gradients off western {A}ustralia ?},
  author = {{G}odfrey, {J}.{S}. and {W}eaver, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {I}ndonesian channel permits equatorial {P}acific winds to maintain a bank of very warm (28°{C}) water along {A}ustralian's {N}orthwest shelf. {T}his leads to net ocean cooling of 20°{S} off western {A}ustralia (compared to 40° or 50°{S} in the eastern {A}tlantic of {P}acific). {I}t is suggested that this convective cooling towards the latitude-dependent {H}aney equilibrium temperature in turn generates meridional pressure gradients and the onshore geostrophic flows that drive the {L}eeuwin current; in this sense the equatorial {P}acific winds drive the {L}eeuwin current. {P}reliminary results from a numerical model support this hypothesis. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{CIRCULATION} {OCEANIQUE} ; {INTERACTION} {OCEAN} {ATMOSPHERE} ; {VENT} ; {FLUX} {THERMIQUE} ; {MODELE} {MATHEMATIQUE} ; {PACIFIQUE} {TROPICAL} {OUEST} ; {AUSTRALIE} {OUEST} ; {LEEUWIN} {COURANT}},
  numero = {},
  pages = {215--222},
  booktitle = {{W}estern {P}acific international meeting and workshop on {T}oga {C}oare : proceedings},
  year = {1989},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:30209},
}