Lagrangian observations of the deep western boundary current in the North Atlantic Ocean. Part I: Large-scale pathways and spreading rates

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 764-783

  Bower, Amy S ^a   Hunt, Heather D ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; PYCNOCLINE; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033928251     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<0764:LOOTDW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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