An explanation for the curvature of the atlantic jet past the strait of Gibraltar

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1804-1810

  Viúdez, Álvaro ^a,b  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONIC MOTION; CURVATURE; JETS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, (WEST); STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EID: 0031413825     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<1804:AEFTCO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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