Evolution of mean-flow Fofonoff gyres in barotropic quasigeostrophic turbulence

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 8 PART 1, 1999, Pages 1832-1852

  Dukowicz, John K ^a,c   Greatbatch, Richard J ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC MOTION; GYRE; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0033383396     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1832:eomffg>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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