A note on the deflection of a baroclinic current by a continental shelf

Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 393-415

  Hsueh, Y ^a   Zhong, Liejun ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal currents; Flow deflection; Ocean currents

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; OCEAN CURRENTS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VORTEX FLOW;

BAROCLINIC CURRENTS; STEADY-STATE FLOW;

GEOPHYSICS;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; COASTAL CURRENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FLOW MODELING; POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

EID: 1342266765     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0309192031000148441     Document Type: Article

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