The flow field off southwest India at 8N during the southwest monsoon of August 1993

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-72

  Stramma, Lothar ^a   Fischer, Jürgen ^a   Schott, Friedrich ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; CURRENTS; FLOW FIELD; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; MONSOONS;

INDIA, KERALA;

EID: 0029756824     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/0022240963213448     Document Type: Article

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