Low-frequency variability in the wind-driven circulation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 269-293

  Meacham, S P ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; GYRE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

EID: 0033994410     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<0269:LFVITW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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