Circulation and variability at the southern boundary of the Brazil Basin

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-157

  Hogg, Nelson G ^a   Siedler, Gerold ^b   Zenk, Walter ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; OCEAN BASIN; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032741875     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<0145:CAVATS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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