Three-dimensional isoneutral potential vorticity structure in the Indian Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C6, 1999, Pages 13251-13267

  McCarthy, Mary C ^a   Talley, Lynne D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEANIC CIRCULATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0032716648     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900028     Document Type: Article

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