The role of meridional flow asymmetry in the dynamics of tropical instability

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C11, 1998, Pages 24597-24618

  Proehl, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; INSTABILITY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 0032532894     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC02372     Document Type: Article

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