A study of the omega equation for diagnosing vertical motions at ocean fronts

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 239-259

  Pinot, Jean Michel ^a   Tintoré, Joaquín ^a   Wang, Dong Ping ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEANIC FRONTS; OMEGA EQUATION; VELOCITY; VERTICAL WATER MOVEMENT;

EID: 0029775298     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/0022240963213358     Document Type: Article

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