Topographic rectification in a forced, dissipative, barotropic ocean

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 337-368

  Brink, K H ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM FRICTION; CORIOLIS FORCE; GEOMETRY; OCEANIC CURRENT; PARAMETERIZATION; ROSSBY WAVE; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER DEPTH;

EID: 79960671924     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224010794657209     Document Type: Article

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