Velocity structure and transport of the Indonesian Throughflow in the major straits restricting flow into the Indian Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C9, 2001, Pages 19527-19546

  Hautala, Susan L ^a   Sprintall, Janet ^b   Potemra, James T ^a   Chong, Jackson C ^b   Pandoe, Wahyu ^c   Bray, Nan ^d   Ilahude, A Gani ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; STRAIT; THROUGHFLOW; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; VOLUME TRANSPORT;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDONESIA;

EID: 0034770829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000577     Document Type: Article

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