Sharp frontal interfaces in the near-surface layer of the tropical ocean

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 37, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 47-68

  Soloviev, Alexander ^a   Lukas, Roger ^b   Matsuura, Hiroshi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Barrier layer; Frontal features; Gravity induced flow; T S diagrams; Tropical ocean; Wind stress

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; RAIN; WIND STRESS;

DIURNAL WARMING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

GRAVITY FLOW; OCEANIC FRONT; WIND STRESS;

EID: 0037111821     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(02)00195-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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