The dynamics of the antarctic circumpolar current

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 753-774

  Ivchenko, Vladimir O ^a   Richards, Kelvin J ^a   Stevens, David P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; CURRENTS; NEAR-EDDY-RESOURCING MODEL; WIND STRESS;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0029769391     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<0753:TDOTAC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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