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Quasi-Geostrophic Topographically Generated Mean Flow over the Continental Margin

Creator:

Samelson, Roger M. and Allen, J. S.

Abstract:

Observations of oppositely directed, monthly mean alongshore currents and wind stress over the continental margin off the Pacific coast of North America motivate the theoretical examination of mean flow generation by topographic lee-wave drag. We formulate a barotropic model for wind-forced shelf-slope flow over variable topography. Our central objective is...

Resource Type:

Article