Altimeter observations of the Bering Slope Current eddy field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C2, 2001, Pages 2465-2476

  Okkonen, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; MESOSCALE EDDY; SATELLITE DATA;

BERING SEA;

EID: 0035081852     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000285     Document Type: Article

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