The disparate evolution of three Agulhas rings in the South Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C9, 1999, Pages 20987-21005

  Arhan, Michel ^a,c   Mercier, Herlé ^a,c   Lutjeharms, Johann R E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERICA;

CURRENT RING; MESOSCALE EDDY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

(SOUTH); AGULHAS CURRENT; ATLANTIC OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0033567615     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc900047     Document Type: Article

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