Topography and barotropic transport control by bottom friction

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 295-328

  Dewar, William K ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; STRATIFICATION; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031683587     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224098321822320     Document Type: Article

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