Vertical structure and transport on a transect across the North Atlantic Current near 42° N: Time series and mean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C9, 2000, Pages 21869-21891

  Meinen, Christopher S ^a,b   Watts, D Randolph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WATER COLUMN;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033669740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900097     Document Type: Article

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