A numerical investigation of the Gulf Stream and its meanders in response to cold air outbreaks

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2606-2629

  Xue, Huijie ^a   Bane Jr , John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0001308118     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<2606:ANIOTG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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