Potential vorticity "crises", adverse pressure gradients, and western boundary current separation

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 779-803

  Kiss, Andrew E ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTFLOW; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; WIND STRESS;

EID: 0037634231     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224002321505138     Document Type: Article

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