Eddy subduction in a model of the subtropical gyre

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 677-695

  Hazeleger, W ^a   Drijfhout, S S ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; EDDY; GYRE; SUBDUCTION; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM;

EID: 0034028269     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<0677:ESIAMO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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