Direct velocity measurements in the Samoan Passage

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C2, 1997, Pages 3293-3302

  Rudnick, Daniel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL CURRENTS; CURRENT VELOCITY; SVERDRUP TRANSPORT;

PACIFIC, SAMOAN PASSAGE;

EID: 0030844970     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC03286     Document Type: Article

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