ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Topographic waves (also known as vortex modes, rotational modes and second-class waves) can only exist in a rotating fluid with bottom topography. In the Northern Hemisphere, where the Coriolis parameter is positive, shallower water is always to the right of the direction of phase propagation2. The ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/306046a0
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