A numerical investigation of resonant inertial response of the ocean to wind forcing

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 873-891

  Crawford, G B ^a,b,c   Large, W G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INERTIAL CURRENTS; STORMS; UPPER-OCEAN MODEL; WIND FORCING;

EID: 0029903842     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<0873:ANIORI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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