Determining geostrophic velocity shear profiles with inverted echo sounders

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C3, 1998, Pages 5607-5622

  He, Yuguang ^a   Watts, D Randolph ^a   Tracey, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ECHO SOUNDER; GEOSTROPHIC TRANSPORT;

ATLANTIC, GULF STREAM;

EID: 0031800493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc03439     Document Type: Article

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