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It is
suggested that this feature is due to
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topographic
steering by the abyssal layer
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flow,
which is forced to follow the f/h
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contours
of the bottom topography.
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To
see if this is in fact true, we examine
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twin
non-linear simulations, one
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including
the bottom topography (figure
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6a,
shown here), the other flat bottom
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(figure 6b).
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Results
indicate that the ridge feature, and
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enhanced
transport, is absent in the flat
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bottomed
simulation, providing firm
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evidence
that the enhanced NHRC
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transport
is due to topographic steering
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by
the lowest layer flow.
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