On the stability of barotropic prograde and retrograde jets along a bottom slope

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C4, 2000, Pages 8847-8855

  Li, Sheng ^a   McClimans, Thomas A ^b  

^a Seaconsult Marine Research Ltd   (Canada)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC MOTION; BOTTOM WATER; CURRENT; JET; SHELF SEA;

EID: 0033669474     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc000006     Document Type: Article

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