Buoyancy- and wind-driven circulation in an extended model of potential vorticity homogenization

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2391-2403

  Nishino, S ^a   Minobe, S ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CIRCULATION MODELING; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

EID: 0033765193     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<2391:BAWDCI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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