On recirculation forced by an unstable jet

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2711-2718

  Jayne, Steven R ^a   Hogg, Nelson G ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTABILITY; JET FLOW; RECIRCULATION;

INSTABILITY; JET; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 0033395328     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<2711:ORFBAU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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