Energetics of wind-driven barotropic variability in the Southern Ocean

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1101-1125

  Weijer, Wilbert ^a   Gille, Sarah T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 32044465166     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224005775247562     Document Type: Article

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