Interaction of a monopolar vortex with a topographic ridge

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1-41

  Van Geffen, J H G M ^a   Davies, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Rotation; Topography; Vortex dynamics

Indexed keywords

SEAFLOOR BEHAVIOR; TOPOGRAPHY; VORTEX;

FLUID DYNAMICS; SEAFLOOR; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VORTEX;

EID: 0033493047     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091929908203691     Document Type: Article

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