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14 May 2009
Ekman layers in the Southern Ocean: spectral models and observations, vertical viscosity and boundary layer depth
S. Elipot
now at: Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, 6 Brownlow Street, Liverpool L3 5DA, UK
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0230, USA
S. T. Gille
Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0230, USA
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