A numerical investigation of the subduction process in response to an abrupt intensification of the westerlies

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 8 PART 2, 1999, Pages 1993-2015

  Inui, Tomoko ^a   Takeuchi, Kensuke ^b   Hanawa, Kimio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SUBDUCTION; WESTERLY; WIND STRESS;

EID: 0033401174     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1993:aniots>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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