Mesoscale variability in Denmark strait: The PV outflow hypothesis

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1598-1623

  Spall, Michael A ^a   Price, James F ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; MESOSCALE EDDY; OUTFLOW; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; STRAIT;

DENMARK STRAIT;

EID: 0032426763     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<1598:MVIDST>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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