Modeling of two-layer eddies and coastal flows with a particle method

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C5, 1999, Pages 10959-10980

  Esenkov, Oleg E ^a   Cushman Roisin, Benoit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; EDDY; FLOW FIELD; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PARTICLE MOTION;

CIRCULATION MODELING; COASTAL CIRCULATION; EDDY; PARTICLE MOTION;

EID: 0033562244     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900043     Document Type: Article

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