Tropical instability waves in the Atlantic Ocean

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 145-163

  Jochum, Markus ^a   Malanotte Rizzoli, Paola ^a   Busalacchi, Antonio ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY; ENERGETICS; HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 1542348240     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1463-5003(03)00042-8     Document Type: Article

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