Variability in the Gulf Stream recirculation gyre

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C12, 1999, Pages 29549-29560

  Marchese, Paul J ^a  

^a SUNY MARITIME COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRONT; GYRE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM;

EID: 0033573439     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900254     Document Type: Article

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