The influence of topography on the stability of jets

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 811-825

  Poulin, Francis J ^a   Flierl, G R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STABILIZATION;

NONLINEAR EVOLUTION; ROSSBY NUMBERS; SHELFLIKE TOPOGRAPHY; SMALL-AMPLITUDE TOPOGRAPHY;

JETS;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; OCEANIC CURRENT; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 21844458186     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2719.1     Document Type: Article

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