Air-sea exchange over an Agulhas eddy at the subtropical convergence

Global Atmosphere and Ocean System

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-150

  Rouault, M ^a   Lutjeharms, J R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agulhas Current; Agulhas Eddy; Air sea exchange; Air sea interaction; Altimeter; ERS 1; Oceanic eddy; Remote sensing; Scatterometer; Subtropical convergence

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; EDDY; HEAT FLUX; SUBTROPICAL CONVERGENCE;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0033291704     PISSN: 10236732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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