Vertical motion in the Gulf Stream and its relation to meanders

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C4, 1997, Pages 8485-8503

  Lindstrom, Scott S ^a,b   Qian, Xiaoshu ^a   Randolph, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT RINGS; OCEANIC FRONTS; THERMOCLINE; VERTICAL MOTION;

ATLANTIC, GULF STREAM;

EID: 0030799093     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC03498     Document Type: Article

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