Numerical simulations of the baroclinic dynamics of density-driven coupled fronts and eddies on a sloping bottom

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C2, 1998, Pages 2945-2961

  Swaters, Gordon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC MOTION; BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; EDDIES; FRONT; SLOPES;

EID: 0032519263     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc02441     Document Type: Article

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