Localized convection in rotating stratified fluid

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C11, 1996, Pages 25705-25721

  Whitehead, J A ^a   Marshall, J ^b   Hufford, G E ^a,b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; INSTABILITY; STRATIFIED FLOW;

CONVECTION; DEEP WATER FORMATION; ROTATING FLUIDS; STRATIFICATION;

EID: 0030432884     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC02322     Document Type: Article

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