Near-surface circulation of the Nordic seas as measured by Lagrangian drifters

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C8, 1996, Pages 18237-18258

  Poulain, P M ^a,c   Warn Varnas, A ^a,d   Niiler, P P ^b  

^a NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; CURRENT OBSERVATIONS; DRIFTERS; NEAR-SURFACE;

GREENLAND SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 0030480632     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC00506     Document Type: Article

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