Surface currents in the area of the Indo-Pacific throughflow and in the tropical Indian Ocean observed with surface drifters

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C5, 1996, Pages 12475-12482

  Michida, Yutaka ^a,c   Yoritaka, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a Maritime Safety Agency   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Maritime Safety Agency   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; INDO-PACIFIC THROUGHFLOW; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SURFACE CURRENTS;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDONESIA;

EID: 0029853798     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC00035     Document Type: Article

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