Mechanical energy flux to the surface geostrophic flow using TOPEX/Poseidon data

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part A: Solid Earth and Geodesy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 399-402

  Scott, R B ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; ENERGY FLUX; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; TOPEX-POSEIDON;

EID: 0032793516     PISSN: 14641895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1464-1895(99)00048-4     Document Type: Article

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