Phenomenology of the low-frequency variability in a reduced-gravity, quasigeostrophic double-gyre model

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 739-752

  Mccalpin, John D ^a   Haidvogel, Dale B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; DOUBLE-GYRE; PHENOMENOLOGY; WIND FORCING;

EID: 0029730521     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<0739:POTLFV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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