A three-dimensional simulation of the formation of anticyclonic lenses (meddies) by the instability of an intermediate depth boundary current

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1579-1598

  Jungclaus, Johann H ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CURRENT; CIRCULATION MODELING; EDDY; INSTABILITY; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; OUTFLOW;

EID: 0033435153     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1579:ATDSOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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