A census of Meddies tracked by floats

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-250

  Richardson, P L ^a   Bower, A S ^a   Zenk, W ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; SEAMOUNT; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034070992     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6611(99)00053-1     Document Type: Review

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