Topographic influences on recirculation in the deep western boundary current: Results from RAFOS float trajectories between the Blake-Bahama outer ridge and the San Salvador "gate"

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 941-961

  Leaman, Kevin D ^a   Vertes, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP CURRENTS; RECIRCULATION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

ATLANTIC, BLAKE-BAHAMA OUTER RIDGE; ATLANTIC, SAN SALVADOR SPUR;

EID: 0029854510     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<0941:TIORIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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