ADCP-referenced geostrophic circulation in the Bering Sea basin

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1113-1128

  Cokelet, E D ^a   Schall, M L ^a   Dougherty, D M ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADCP; EDDIES; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; OCEAN CIRCULATION;

BERING SEA;

EID: 0030452176     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<1113:ARGCIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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