A numerical study of the eddying characteristics of the Leeuwin Current System

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-276

  Meuleners, Michael J ^a   Ivey, Gregory N ^a   Pattiaratchi, Charitha B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abrolhos Islands; Australia; Energetics; Frontogenesis; Leeuwin Current; Mesoscale eddies; Modelling; Physical oceanography; ROMS; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

ABROLHOS ISLANDS; ENERGETICS; FRONTOGENESIS; LEEUWIN CURRENT; MESOSCALE EDDIES; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY;

EDDY CURRENTS;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; BAROTROPIC INSTABILITY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; COUPLING; EDDY; FRONTOGENESIS; MODELING; NUMERICAL METHOD; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; HOUTMAN ABROLHOS; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; LEEUWIN CURRENT;

EID: 40149109288     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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