Annual variability of the subtropical recirculations in the North Atlantic and North Pacific: A Topex/Poseidon study

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2462-2479

  Wang, Liping ^a   Koblinsky, Chester J ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIABILITY; CIRCULATION; GYRES; SUBTROPICAL RECIRCULATIONS;

ATLANTIC, GULF STREAM; PACIFIC, KUROSHIO EXTENSION;

EID: 0030390554     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<2462:AVOTSR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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