Baroclinic instability of an idealized tidal mixing front

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 661-688

  Brink, K H ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; BAROTROPIC MOTION; EDDY; HEAT FLUX; KINETIC ENERGY; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEAN TIDE; OCEANIC FRONT; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

EID: 84874526038     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224012805262716     Document Type: Article

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