The PRIME eddy

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 439-462

  Martin, Adrian P ^a   Wade, Ian P ^b   Richards, Kelvin J ^a   Heywood, Karen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY CIRCULATION; INTRATHERMOCLINE LENSE;

EID: 0031663003     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224098321822375     Document Type: Article

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