Tidal generation of large sub-mesoscale eddy dipoles

Ocean Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 487-502

  Callendar, W ^a   Klymak, J M ^b   Foreman, M G G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; BUOYANCY FORCING; COASTAL WATER; DEEP WATER; GYRE; MESOSCALE EDDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTFLOW; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SELF ORGANIZATION; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL MODELING; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS;

EID: 79961188646     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-7-487-2011     Document Type: Article

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