Seasonal transport variability of the Deep Western Boundary Current in the equatorial Atlantic

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C13, 1997, Pages 27751-27769

  Fischer, Jürgen ^a   Schott, Friedrich A ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEASONAL TRANSPORT; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

ATLANTIC, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0031392485     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC02327     Document Type: Article

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