Recirculation gyres forced by a beta-plane jet

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 492-504

  Jayne, Steven R ^a   Hogg, Nelson G ^a   Malanotte Rizzoli, Paola ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW MODELLING; JETS; RECIRCULATION GYRES;

EID: 0029954613     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<0492:RGFBAB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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