Variability and frontogenesis in the large-scale oceanic frontal zones

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C1, 1996, Pages 907-921

  Kazmin, Alexander S ^a,c   Rienecker, Michele M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE ZONES; FRONTOGENESIS; SST; VARIABILITY;

EID: 0029772088     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JC02992     Document Type: Article

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