The scales and equilibration of Midocean Eddies: Freely evolving flow

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 554-571

  Shaper Smith, K ^a   Vallis, G K ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDDY CURRENTS; SATELLITES; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

GEOSTROPHIC FLUIDS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ENERGY FLUX; MESOSCALE EDDY; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0035246040     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<0554:tsaeom>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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