On the structure, paths, and fluxes associated with Agulhas rings

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C9, 1999, Pages 21007-21020

  McDonagh, Elaine L ^a   Heywood, Karen J ^a   Meredith, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT RING; MESOSCALE EDDY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

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

EID: 0033567637     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc900131     Document Type: Article

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