Inhomogeneous rodons

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C11, 1998, Pages 24869-24880

  Ochoa, José ^a   Sheinbaum, Julio ^a   Pavia, Edgar G ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY; FLOW MODELING; VORTEX;

EID: 17444445791     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC02159     Document Type: Article

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