Subinertial response of a density-driven eastern boundary poleward current to wind forcing

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1633-1650

  Peliz, Álvaro ^a   Dubert, Jesús ^b   Haidvogel, Dale B ^c  

^a Inst de Investigacao Pescas do Mar   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUOYANCY; WIND EFFECTS;

POLEWARD FLOW;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DENSITY CURRENT; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; WIND FORCING;

EID: 0141761454     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2415.1     Document Type: Article

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