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• Observations
  
• Numerical simulations
  
• Model initial conditions
  
• Subduction estimate
  
• fig. S1. Wind stress (N/m²) and wind angle (degrees from east) calculated using the algorithm of Large and Pond (36).
  
• fig. S2. Profiles of the buoyancy (blue), temperature (red), and depth-averaged velocity (green) associated with the model initial conditions and the linear stability analysis.
  
• fig. S3. Probability density functions of potential density at the end of each simulation.
  
• fig. S4. Subducted volume (units of m³) for the simulations reported in the main text with two opposing fronts surrounding a dense filament and two additional simulations with just the outer front present.
  
• References (37–41)

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