Vertical velocity in mesoscale geophysical flows

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 483, Issue , 2003, Pages 199-223

  Viúdez, Álvaro ^a   Dritschel, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; GEOPHYSICS; SURFACES;

GEOPHYSICAL FLOW;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

FLOW VELOCITY; GEOPHYSICAL FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 0038309724     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003004191     Document Type: Article

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