Circulation in upper layers of southern North Atlantic deduced with use of isentropic analysis

On the relevance of diapycnal mixing for the stability of frontal meanders

“…when inhibited in one direction it will tend to align itself along a perpendicular plane. This physical argument was long ago used by very intuitive researchers such as Rossby (1936), Parr (1936) and Montgomery (1938), and has since been invoked in a number of works (e.g. Turner, 1973;Armi, 1979;Gregg, 1987).…”

Some evidence for boundary mixing in the deep Ocean

“…The signature of these layers is found near topographic features , whereas far in the interior of the basin the distincti ve step structure is not as apparent. One is reminded of the arguments made by Iselin [ 1939], Montgomery [ 1938], and Rossby [ 1936] on the importance of the ro le of lateral turbulence and isentropic mix ing for waters with surface ch aracteristics. For the deep ocean we are suggesting that a similar combination of mechanisms is dominant.…”

Temporal evolution of tritium-�He age in the North Atlantic : implications for thermocline ventilation

“…Montgomery [1938] and Iselin [1939] were the first to argue that this was more than coincidence and rather , reflected the process whereby surface properties invaded the oceanic thermocline by lateral advection and mixing primarily along isopycnal surfaces. The basic concept was refined by [Woods, 1985] who noted that spatial changes in the winter mixed layer depth lead to the possibility of lateral subduction as well as directly forced Ekman pumping.…”