The influence of eddies on tracer transport in the abyssal ocean

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1717-1738

  Ladd, Carol ^a   Thompson, LuAnne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL CIRCULATION; EDDY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; TRACER; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

EID: 0032449854     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<1717:TIOEOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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