Direct measurements of western boundary currents off Brazil between 20°S and 28°S

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C3, 1998, Pages 5429-5437

  Müller, Thomas J ^a   Ikeda, Yoshimine ^b   Zangenberg, Norbert ^a   Nonato, Luiz V ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENTS; WATER MASS; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

ATLANTIC, (SOUTH);

EID: 0031779351     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc03529     Document Type: Article

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