Abyssal channel flow in ocean general circulation models with application to the vema channel

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 38-48

  Wadley, Martin R ^a   Bigg, Grant R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL CURRENTS; CHANNEL FLUXES; CIRCULATION MODELLING;

ATLANTIC, VEMA CHANNEL;

EID: 0029752834     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<0038:ACFIOG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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