Effects of isopycnal and diapycnal mixing on the stability of oceanic currents

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 31, Issue 8 PART 2, 2001, Pages 2280-2296

  Morel, Y ^a   McWilliams, J ^a  

^a EPSHOM/CMO   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; STABILITY; VORTEX FLOW;

POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BOUNDARY CURRENT; INSTABILITY; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; MIXING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OUTFLOW; POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0035415323     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<2280:eoiadm>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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