Modeling studies of the Leeuwin Current off Western and Southern Australia

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2199-2221

  Batteen, Mary L ^a   Butler, Christopher L ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; COASTAL CURRENT; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; EDDY;

AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0033056616     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<2199:MSOTLC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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