Is the Coefficient of Eddy Potential Vorticity Diffusion Positive? Part I: Barotropic Zonal Channel
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Physical Oceanography
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0022-3670,1520-0485
DOI: 10.1175/jpo-d-17-0229.1