Lagrangian modeling of potential vorticity homogenization and the associated front in the Gulf Stream

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2480-2496

  Yang, Huijun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; LAGRANGIAN MODELLING; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

ATLANTIC, GULF STREAM;

EID: 0030404599     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<2480:LMOPVH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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