Exact semi-geostrophic flows in an elliptical ocean basin

Nonlinearity

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1891-1922

  McCann, Robert J ^a   Oberman, Adam M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 4644248996     PISSN: 09517715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0951-7715/17/5/017     Document Type: Article

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