Cross-jet Lagrangian transport and mixing in a 2 1/2-layer model

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1991-2005

  Yuan, Guo Cheng ^a   Pratt, L J ^b   Jones, C K R T ^c  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SHEAR STRESS; STABILITY;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; VORTICITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

JETS;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; CURRENT MEANDERING; JET FLOW; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS;

EID: 8144226459     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<1991:CLTAMI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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