Simulation of mesoscale variability in the Gulf of Mexico: Sensitivity studies, comparison with observations, and trapped wave propagation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-175

  Oey, Lie Yauw ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT OBSERVATIONS; CURRENT VARIABILITY; EDDIES; TRAPPED WAVES;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0029753690     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<0145:SOMVIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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