Effect of baroclinicity on double-diffusive interleaving

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1997-2008

  May, Brian D ^a   Kelley, Dan E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0000447288     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<1997:EOBODD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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