Wind stress dependence on ocean surface velocity: Implications for mechanical energy input to ocean circulation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 202-211

  Duhaut, Thomas H A ^a   Straub, David N ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; STATISTICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WIND STRESS;

OCEAN CIRCULATION; OCEAN SURFACE VELOCITY; QUASIGEOSTROPHIC SIMULATIONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CIRCULATION; ENERGY; VELOCITY; WIND STRESS;

EID: 33645635430     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2842.1     Document Type: Article

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