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Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Volume 4, 1973 - Issue 4
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Baroclinic instability in ocean currents

Isidoro OrlanskiGeophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory/NOAA, Princeton University, Post Office Box 308, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540, U.S.A.
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Michael D. CoxGeophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory/NOAA, Princeton University, Post Office Box 308, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540, U.S.A.
Pages 297-332 | Received 24 Apr 1972, Published online: 12 Sep 2006

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