Structure of the gulf stream and its recirculations at 55°W

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1002-1022

  Bower, Amy S ^a   Hogg, Nelson G ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT OBSERVATIONS; RECIRCULATIONS; STRUCTURE; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

ATLANTIC, GULF STREAM;

EID: 0029910465     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<1002:SOTGSA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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