Coupled Kelvin-wave and mirage-wave instabilities in semigeostrophic dynamics

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 513-518

  Kushner, Paul J ^a   Mcintyre, Michael E ^b   Shepherd, Theodore G ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0000671688     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<0513:CKWAMW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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