Balanced models and dynamics for the large- and mesoscale circulation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1133-1152

  Mundt, Michael D ^a   Vallis, Geoffrey K ^a   Wang, Jian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCED MODEL; CIRCULATION MODELLING; DYNAMICS; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; LARGE/MESOSCALE;

EID: 0031467244     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<1133:BMADFT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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