Variability and sources of the southeastern Atlantic circulation

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1039-1071

  Garzoli, Silvia L ^a,b   Gordon, Arnold L ^a   Kamenkovich, Vladimir ^a,c   Pillsbury, Dale ^d   Duncombe Rae, Christopher ^e  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS; SVERDRUP TRANSPORT; WATER MASS SOURCE;

ATLANTIC, (SOUTHEAST); ATLANTIC, BENGUELA SYSTEM;

EID: 0030437291     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/0022240963213763     Document Type: Article

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