Analysis of instability and mesoscale motion off southern Norway

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Fossum, I ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SALINE WATER;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY; COASTAL CURRENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDDY; MESOSCALE MOTION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33847246882     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003228     Document Type: Article

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