Formation of intrathermocline lenses by eddy-wind interaction

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 606-612

  Mcgillicuddy, Dennis J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; STORMS;

CONCAVE LENS; CONVEX LENS; DOWN-WELLING; MESOSCALE EDDY; WATER LAYERS; WATER MASS; WIND DRIVEN UPWELLING; WORLD OCEAN;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLONE; EDDY; THERMOCLINE; UPWELLING; WATER MASS; WIND FORCING; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

EID: 84922978867     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-14-0221.1     Document Type: Article

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