Transformed Eulerian-mean theory. Part II: Potential vorticity homogenization and the equilibrium of a wind- and buoyancy-driven zonal flow

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-187

  Kuo, Allen ^a   Plumb, R Alan ^a   Marshall, John ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WIND;

ERTEL POTENTIAL VORTICITY; MEAN BUOYANCY STRUCTURE; NEAR-SURFACE BUOYANCY TRANSPORT; TRANSFORMED EULERIAN-MEAN (TEM) THEORY;

VORTEX FLOW;

WIND FORCING; ZONAL FLOW;

EID: 16344390632     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-2670.1     Document Type: Article

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