Surface circulation in the northeast Atlantic as observed with drifters

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 467-499

  Otto, L ^a   Van Aken, H M ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRIFTER DATA; EDDY STATISTICS; MEAN FLOW; SURFACE CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC, (NORTHEAST);

EID: 0030115532     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0967-0637(96)00017-9     Document Type: Article

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