The role of westward intensification in potential vorticity homogenization

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-83

  Sakamoto, Toshihiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BOTTOM FRICTION; GYRE; HOMOGENEITY; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; VORTICITY; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

EID: 34248512618     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224007780388739     Document Type: Article

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