Dynamics of the Gulf Stream/deep western boundary current crossover. Part II: Low-frequency internal oscillations

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2169-2182

  Spall, Michael A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; DYNAMICS; GULF STREAM/DEEP WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT CROSSOVER; OSCILLATIONS;

ATLANTIC, MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT;

EID: 0030427788     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<2169:DOTGSW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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