The Antarctic Circumpolar Current flows between the Palmer Peninsula (the northernmost part of the Antarctic) and the southern tip of South America at 2 m sec-1. If the flow is geostrophic, what is the sea surface tilt in this region? Where would you expect the sea surface to be highest, off South America or off Antarctica?

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The geostrophic flow in the ocean is a balance between the Coriolis force and the pressure gradient ... View the full answer