Diapycnal mixing in Gulf Stream meanders

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C11, 1999, Pages 25891-25912

  Rodriguez Santana A ^a   Pelegri J L ^a   Sangra P ^a   Marrero Diaz A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT MEANDERING; MIXING; THERMOCLINE; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM;

EID: 0033571826     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900219     Document Type: Article

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