The velocity and vorticity structure of the Agulhas Current at 32°S

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C3, 1999, Pages 5151-5176

  Beal, Lisa M ^a,b   Bryden, Harry L ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VELOCITY; VOLUME TRANSPORT; VORTICITY; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

AGULHAS CURRENT; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0033559542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc900056     Document Type: Article

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