Reflection of barotropic vortices from a step-like topography

Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica C

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 909-929

  Sansón, L Zavala ^a   Van Heijst, G J F ^a   Doorschoot, J J J ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 2242438901     PISSN: 20374909     EISSN: 18269885     Source Type: Journal    
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