Instability in stratified rotating shear flow along ridges

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 915-933

  Schmidt, G A ^a   Johnson, E R ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTABILITY; OCEAN; ROTATING FLOW; STRATIFIED FLOW; TRENCH;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY EFFECTS; RIDGES; ROTATING FLUIDS; SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 0031415108     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/0022240973224201     Document Type: Article

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