Finite-amplitude stability of a topographically forced wave with Ekman dissipation

Terrence R. Nathan; Arthur Z. Loesch

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v39i2.11744

Finite-amplitude stability of a topographically forced wave with Ekman dissipation

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Volume 39 (1987): Issue 2

By: Terrence R. Nathan and Arthur Z. Loesch

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v39i2.11744 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Language: English

Page range: 95 - 109

Submitted on: Aug 6, 1985

Accepted on: Jun 30, 1986

Published on: Jan 1, 1987

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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© 1987 Terrence R. Nathan, Arthur Z. Loesch, published by Stockholm University Press
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