Linear theory of the effect of a sloping boundary on circulation in a homogeneous laboratory model

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-86

  Griffiths, Ross W ^a   Veronis, George ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; FLOW; LABORATORY MODEL; SLOPING BOUNDARY; WIND DRIVEN FLOW;

EID: 0031800760     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224098321836118     Document Type: Article

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