Frictional effects in wind-driven ocean currents

DOI10.1080/03091929.2020.1748614zbMath1482.86024OpenAlexW3017290958WikidataQ114640017 ScholiaQ114640017MaRDI QIDQ5065733

Adrian Constantin

Publication date: 22 March 2022

Published in: Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/03091929.2020.1748614

zbMATH Keywords

wind-driven currentdeflection anglespiralling horizontal flow

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05) Meteorology and atmospheric physics (86A10) Geophysical flows (76U60) Climate science and climate modeling (86A08)

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