Topographic stress parameterization in a quasi-geostrophic barotropic model

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 341, Issue , 1997, Pages 1-18

  Merryfield, William J ^a   Holloway, Greg ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS ANALYSIS; VORTEX FLOW;

QUASIGEOSTROPHIC BAROTROPIC MODELS; TOPOGRAPHIC STRESS PARAMETERIZATION;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

EDDIES; MODELS; STRESSES; TOPOGRAPHY;

BAROTROPIC MOTION; BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY EFFECTS; CIRCULATION MODELLING; STRESS PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 0031164734     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211209700534X     Document Type: Article

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