The influence of the ambient flow on the spreading of convected water masses

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 107-139

  Legg, Sonya ^a,b   Marshall, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; CIRCULATION; CONVECTION; FLOW; GYRE; WATER MASSES;

EID: 0031800937     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224098321836136     Document Type: Article

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