The problem of the barotropic mode in deriving pressure from density by using vertical normal modes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C2, 1996, Pages 3765-3768

  Woodgate, R A ^a,b   Killworth, P D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC MODE; DATA ASSIMILATION; DENSITY FIELD; PRESSURE FIELD; VERTICAL NORMAL MODES;

EID: 0029772085     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JC03527     Document Type: Article

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