Linear fluctuation growth during frontogenesis

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3111-3129

  Mcwilliams, James C ^a   Molemaker, M J ^a   Olafsdottir, E I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC; BAROTROPIC; BUOYANCY FLUXES; DEFORMATION RATES; EN-ROUTE; MESOSCALE EDDY; NEAR-SURFACE; NONDIMENSIONAL; RESTRATIFICATION; SECONDARY CIRCULATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D);

BUOYANCY; DEFORMATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

TWO DIMENSIONAL;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; DEFORMATION; FRONTOGENESIS; FROUDE NUMBER; ROSSBY NUMBER; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 72149126615     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JPO4186.1     Document Type: Article

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