The relation between eddy-induced transport and isopycnic gradients of potential vorticity

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1571-1578

  Marshall, David P ^a   Williams, Richard G ^b   Lee, Mei Man ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; EDDY; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

EID: 0033432898     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1571:TRBEIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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