The effect of upper ocean eddies on the non-steric contribution to the barotropic mode

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 2713-2716

  Shriver, J F ^a   Hurlburt, H E ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC MOTION; EDDY; UPPER OCEAN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; RADIO ALTIMETERS; STABILITY; WEATHER SATELLITES; WIND;

BAROTROPIC MODE; MESOSCALE FLOW INSTABILITIES; NON STERIC CONTRIBUTION; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; UPPER OCEAN EDDIES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034352615     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL011105     Document Type: Article

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