Evolution of isolated interior vortices in the ocean

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 727-748

  Morel, Yves ^a   Mcwilliams, James ^b  

^a EPSHOM/CMO   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FLOW MODELLING; INTRATHERMOCLINE; VORTICES;

EID: 0030733506     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<0727:EOIIVI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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