Frontal instabilities in a two-layer, primitive equation ocean model

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 948-968

  Shi, Xiao Bing ^a   RØed, Lars Petter ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRONTAL FEATURE; INSTABILITY; MODEL; OCEANIC FRONT; UPWELLING;

EID: 0032723923     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<0948:FIIATL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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