The influence of Loop Current perturbations on the formation and evolution of Tortugas eddies in the southern Straits of Florida

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C11, 1998, Pages 24759-24779

  Fratantoni, Paula S ^a   Lee, Thomas N ^b   Podesta, Guillermo P ^b   Muller Karger, Frank ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT MEANDERING; MESOSCALE EDDY; STRAIT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LOOP CURRENT; STRAITS OF FLORIDA;

EID: 0032532895     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC02147     Document Type: Article

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