The no-slip condition and separation of western boundary currents

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1938-1951

  Verron, J ^a   Blayo, E ^a  

^a Institut de Mecanique de Grenoble   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CURRENTS; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; VORTICITY;

CIRCULATION MODELLING; NO-SLIP BOUNDARY CONDITION; SEPARATION LATITUDE; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

EID: 0030427734     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<1938:TNSCAS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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