Eddy formation behind the tropical island of Aldabra

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 555-578

  Heywood, Karen J ^a   Stevens, David P ^a   Bigg, Grant R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY SHEDDING; FLOW AROUND OBJECTS; ISLANDS; LEE EDDIES; MODEL;

INDIAN OCEAN, ALDABRA;

EID: 0029851877     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0967-0637(96)00097-0     Document Type: Article

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