Effects of bottom friction on nonlinear equilibration of an oceanic baroclinic jet

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 416-432

  Rivière, Pascal ^a   Treguier, Ana Marie ^b   Klein, Patrice ^b  

^a TECHNOPÔLE BREST IROISE   (France)

^b Centre Bretagne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; BAROMETERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FRICTION; JETS; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BOTTOM FRICTION; NONLINEAR INTERACTIONS; OCEANIC BAROCLINIC JETS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; BOTTOM FRICTION; JET FLOW; MESOSCALE EDDY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

EID: 1842810921     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<0416:EOBFON>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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