Scattering of an eddy advected by a current towards a topographic obstacle

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 402, Issue , 2000, Pages 211-223

  Stern, Melvin E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; EDDY; MARINE APPLICATION; OBSTACLE; TOPOGRAPHY;

ADVECTION; EDDY; SCATTERING; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 0033938909     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112099006795     Document Type: Article

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