Wind-forced downwelling slope currents: A numerical study

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 8 PART 1, 1999, Pages 1723-1743

  Middleton, John F ^a   Cirano, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWNWELLING; SHELF DYNAMICS; WIND FORCING;

GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0033382932     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1723:wfdsca>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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