A new theory for the generation of the equatorial subsurface countercurrents

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 755-771

  Jochum, Markus ^a   Malanotte Rizzoli, Paola ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; SHEAR STRESS; WAVE EFFECTS;

COUNTERCURRENT; MOMENTUM BALANCE; SUBSURFACE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

COUNTERCURRENT; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 2442690194     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<0755:ANTFTG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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