Ocean eddy dynamics in a coupled ocean-atmosphere model

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1103-1121

  Berloff, P ^a,e   Dewar, W ^b   Kravtsov, S ^c   McWilliams, J ^d  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BUOYANCY; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

BAROCLINICITY INDEX; OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE MODEL;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; FLOW STABILITY; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; MESOSCALE EDDY; PARAMETERIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SIMULATION; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

EID: 33846126651     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO3041.1     Document Type: Article

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