Tidally induced cross-frontal mean circulation: Analytical study

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 293-305

  Dong, Changming ^a   Ou, Hsien Wang ^a   Chen, Dake ^a   Visbeck, Martin ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TIDES;

BERNOULLI CELL; CELL STRUCTURES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

OCEANOGRAPHY; TIDAL FLOW;

OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; TIDAL MODELING;

EID: 1342308958     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<0293:TICMCA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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