Modeling the Antarctic Circumpolar Current: A comparison of FRAM and equivalent barotropic model results

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-45

  Ivchenko, V O ^a,b   Krupitsky, A E ^c   Kamenkovich, V M ^d   Wells, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; CURRENT; POLAR REGION; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0033053125     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224099765038553     Document Type: Article

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