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Unexpected fix for ocean models

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Computational models persistently underestimate strong currents that redistribute ocean heat. This problem is solved in models in which ocean eddies are damped by coupling of the atmosphere with the sea. See Letter p.533

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Figure 1: Improved modelling of a strong ocean current.

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  1. Air-Sea Interaction and Remote Sensing Department, Kathryn A. Kelly is in the Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98105-6698, USA.,

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  2. LuAnne Thompson is at the School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-5351, USA.,

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