An occluded coastal oceanic front

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C10, 1998, Pages 21587-21600

  Marmorino, G O ^a   Shen, C Y ^a   Allan, N ^b   Askari, F ^a,c   Trizna, D B ^a   Trump, C L ^a   Shay, L K ^d  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Sachs   (United States)

^c NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; FRONTAL FEATURE; OCEANIC FRONT; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH CAROLINA SHELF;

EID: 0032531390     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC02099     Document Type: Article

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