The Gulf Stream near 73°W: Views from observations and a primitive - Equation model

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1147-1166

  Wang, Wei ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENTS; MODEL;

ATLANTIC, GULF STREAM;

EID: 0030770091     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(97)00010-1     Document Type: Article

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