Low-latitude circulation and mass transport pathways in a model of the tropical Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1944-1966

  Fratantoni, D M ^a   Johns, W E ^a   Townsend, T L ^a   Hurlburt, H E ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; MASS TRANSPORT; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; TROPICAL REGION;

(TROPICAL); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033805061     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<1944:LLCAMT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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