Eddy fluxes and topography in stratified quasi-geostrophic models

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 380, Issue , 1999, Pages 59-80

  Merryfield, William J ^a   Holloway, Greg ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FRICTION; MODELS; VORTEX FLOW;

EDDY FLUXES; QUASI GEOSTROPHIC MODELS; TOPOGRAPHY;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0032638183     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112098003656     Document Type: Article

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