On the ertel and impermeability theorems for slightly viscous currents with oceanographic applications

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 247-264

  Salusti, Ettore ^a   Serravall, Roberta ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Impermeability Theorem; Potential vorticity; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; VORTICITY;

FLUID FLOW; OCEANOGRAPHY; VORTICITY;

EID: 0033405996     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091929908204121     Document Type: Article

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