The Physical Nature and Structure of Oceanic Fronts formatIsbn:Softcover 9780387964454 The field of alphanumeric displays FACR The field of alphanumeric displays covers appli cations from the single character lift indicator to the thousand plus character computer read out research material fronts are being associated more and more with the dynamic and kinematic features which arise when kinetic energy and enstrophy are transmitted through a cascade of scales characterizing various forms of motion of a stratified medium in laterally confined oceanic basins The newness of the discussion of the topic stems from the qualitative reinterpretation of the physical essence of the phenomenon and its role in the ocean