Eddy formation in 2 1/2-layer, quasigeostrophic jets

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 729-745

  Da Silveira, Ilson C A ^a   Flierl, Glenn R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JETS; OCEAN CURRENTS; VORTEX FLOW;

EDDY FORMATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; EDDY; JET STREAM; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW;

EID: 0036506346     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<0729:EFILQJ>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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