The effect of topography on ocean flow

The rôle which topography plays in constraining ocean flow is investigated in several ways, mostly aimed at application to the Southern Ocean where topography is known to be important. The physics of topographic Rossby waves is discussed in some depth and a description of ocean flow in terms of a su...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hughes, Christopher William
Other Authors: Killworth, Peter D.
Published: University of Oxford 1992
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.317838