The momentum imbalance paradox

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 298-319

  Pichevin, Thierry ^a,b,c   Nof, Doron ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c CMO   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDIES; GENERATION PROCESS; IMBALANCE PARADOX; INFLOW; MOMENTUM;

EID: 0030958685     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusa.v49i2.14484     Document Type: Article

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