Interaction between the oceanic mesoscale and the surface mixed layer

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 27, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 549-574

  McGillicuddy Jr , Dennis J ^a   Robinson, Allan R ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; EKMAN TRANSPORT; ROSSBY WAVE; SURFACE MIXED LAYER;

EID: 0031960573     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-0265(97)00030-4     Document Type: Article

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