On the dynamics of wind-driven circumpolar currents

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 3258-3273

  Tansley, C E ^a   Marshall, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; OCEAN CURRENTS;

POTENTIAL VORTICITY CONTOURS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SVERDRUP TRANSPORT; WIND STRESS; WIND-DRIVEN CURRENT;

ANTARCTICA; DRAKE PASSAGE;

EID: 0035509871     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<3258:OTDOWD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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