The dynamics of a simple baroclinic model of the wind-driven circulation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 361-388

  Berloff, P ^a   Meacham, S P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000421063     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<0361:TDOASB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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