Tidal generation of large sub-mesoscale eddy dipoles

Callendar, W.; Klymak, J. M.; Foreman, M. G. G.

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Tidal generation of large sub-mesoscale eddy dipoles

W. Callendar, J. M. Klymak, and M. G. G. Foreman

W. Callendar

Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Sidney B.C., Canada

J. M. Klymak

School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, and Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, B.C., Canada

M. G. G. Foreman

Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Sidney B.C., Canada

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