Large-scale, low-frequency variability in wind-driven ocean gyres

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 8 PART 2, 1999, Pages 1925-1949

  Berloff, Pavel S ^a   Mcwilliams, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; GYRE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

EID: 0033371713     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1925:lslfvi>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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