Frictionally induced asymmetries in wind-driven flows

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2057-2072

  Nauw, Janine J ^a   Chassignet, Eric ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; GYRATORS; JETS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SURFACE WATERS;

BOUNDARY CURRENTS; DOUBLE-GYRE FLOWS; LATERAL FRICTION;

WIND EFFECTS;

FRICTION; GYRE; PARAMETERIZATION; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

EID: 8144220184     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<2057:FIAIWF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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