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Surface tension effects in the equatorial ocean dynamics

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By investigating a viscous boundary value problem, we show that for capillary waves the level of the thermocline marking the interface of the strongly stratified equatorial flows, decreases as the strength of the wind above the ocean surface increases.

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Martin, C.I. Surface tension effects in the equatorial ocean dynamics. Monatsh Math 182, 675–682 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00605-015-0858-9

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