Inter-hemispheric oceanic exchange

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 552, 1998, Pages 2829-2866

  Nof, Doron ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abyssal circulation; Frictional processes; Potential vorticity alteration

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL CIRCULATION; BOTTOM CURRENT; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WATER EXCHANGE;

EID: 0032452308     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55214     Document Type: Article

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