On symmetric instabilities in oceanic bottom boundary layers

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1131-1151

  Allen, J S ^a   Newberger, P A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; CIRCULATION MODELING; INSTABILITY; SEAFLOOR; SHELF DYNAMICS; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 0032431068     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<1131:OSIIOB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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