The inertial chimney: The near-inertial energy drainage from the ocean surface to the deep layer

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue 3334, 1998, Pages 7579-7591

  Lee, Dong Kyu ^a   Niiler, Pearn P ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; EDDIES; WAVES; WIND STRESS;

EID: 15144348473     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc03200     Document Type: Article

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