Wind-driven barotropic gyre II: Effects of eddies and low interior viscosity

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-232

  Fox Kemper, Baylor ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROTROPIC MOTION; EDDY; GYRE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; VISCOSITY; WIND FORCING; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

EID: 3543118894     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224004774201690     Document Type: Article

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