A simple model of interannual displacements of the Gulf Stream

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C7, 2001, Pages 13849-13860

  Taylor, Arnold H ^a   Gangopadhyay, Avijit ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM;

EID: 0034860790     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc000147     Document Type: Article

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