Dynamics of nonlinear cross-equatorial flow. Part II: The tropically enhanced instability of the western boundary current

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2407-2426

  Edwards, Christopher A ^a,c   Pedlosky, Joseph ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; FLOW MODELING; INSTABILITY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

EID: 0032989624     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<2407:doncef>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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