Eddies and a mesoscale deflection of the slope current in the Faroe-Shetland Channel

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 415-438

  Sherwin, T J ^a   Turrell, W R ^b   Jeans, D R G ^a,d   Dye, S ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d Fugro Geoteam Limited   (United States)

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EID: 0033105147     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(98)00077-6     Document Type: Article

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