Stability of a two-layer quasigeostrophic vortex over axisymmetric localized topography

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 123-130

  Benilov, Eugene S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STORMS; VORTEX FLOW;

AXISYMMETRIC LOCALIZED TOPOGRAPHY; OCEANIC PARAMETERS; QUASIGEOSTROPHIC VORTICES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ANTICYCLONE; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; OCEANIC CURRENT; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VORTICITY;

EID: 14744299400     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-2660.1     Document Type: Article

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