Characteristics of the South Atlantic subtropical frontal zone between 15°W and 5°E

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 167-192

  Smythe Wright, D ^a   Chapman, P ^c   Duncombe Rae, C ^b   Shannon, L V ^c   Boswell, S M ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE ZONES; CURRENTS; GEOSTROPIC FLOW; OCEANIC FRONTS; SEASONALITY; WATER MASSES;

ATLANTIC, (SOUTH);

EID: 0031879043     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(97)00068-X     Document Type: Article

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