The nonlinear dynamics of time-dependent subcritical baroclinic currents

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1001-1021

  Flierl, G R ^a   Pedlosky, Joseph ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER WAVES;

BUOYANCY FLUX; NONLINEAR OSCILLATION; SUBCRITICAL BAROCLINIC CURRENT;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; BREAKING WAVE; BUOYANCY; MESOSCALE EDDY; OSCILLATION; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; SHEAR FLOW; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; TURBULENT FLOW; WAVE ACTION;

EID: 34249048564     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO3034.1     Document Type: Article

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