Gravitational, symmetric, and baroclinic instability of the ocean mixed layer

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 634-658

  Haine, Thomas W N ^a,b   Marshall, John ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CONVECTION; INSTABILITY; OCEAN;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; CONVECTION; MIXED LAYER; SYMMETRIC INSTABILITY;

EID: 0031901178     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<0634:GSABIO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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