Potential vorticity and vertical velocity at the Iceland-Færœs Front

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2611-2634

  Allen, J T ^a,b   Smeed, D A ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b George Deacon Division

^c James Rennell Division

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EID: 0000668727     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<2611:PVAVVA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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