The linear and non-linear baroclinic instability in the eastern North Pacific

Using a linear quasi-geostrophic model of large scale spiraling flow and vertical density gradient in the eastern North Pacific, we evaluate the complex dispersion relationships for quasi-geostrophic waves. Our calculations indicate that the geostrophic circulation of the eastern North Pacific can l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lee, Dong-kyu
Other Authors: Niiler, Peter P.
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/27794