Capture and release of Lagrangian floats by eddies in shear flow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C13, 1997, Pages 27887-27902

  Shapiro, G I ^a   Barton, E D ^b   Meschanov, S L ^a  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRIFTERS; EDDY; SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 0031392576     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC02386     Document Type: Article

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