Eddy development and motion in the Caribbean Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C11, 2000, Pages 26191-26201

  Andrade, Carlos A ^a   Barton, Eric D ^b  

^a Ctro Invest Oceanograficas H   (Colombia)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY; MESOSCALE MOTION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEMIENCLOSED SEA;

CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 0034483786     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000300     Document Type: Article

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