Eddy-mean flow interaction in zonal oceanic jet flow along zonal ridge topography

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2019-2039

  Witter, Donna L ^a,b   Chelton, Dudley B ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; CHANNEL FLOW; EDDY; FLUID DYNAMICS; JET; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; ZONAL FLOW;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 11744271318     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<2019:EMFIIZ>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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