Isopycnal averaging and the residual mean circulation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1655-1660

  Mcintosh, Peter C ^a,b   Mcdougall, Trevor J ^a  

^a ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; ISOPYCNAL AVERAGING; RESIDUAL MEAN CIRCULATION;

EID: 0030430819     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<1655:IAATRM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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