Zonal circulation in the NW Atlantic and Caribbean from a meridional World Ocean Circulation Experiment hydrographic section at 66°W

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C10, 2001, Pages 22095-22113

  Joyce, Terrence M ^a   Hernandez Guerra, Alonso ^b   Smethie Jr , William M ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; FRESHWATER INPUT; HEAT FLUX; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; ZONAL FLOW;

(NORTHWEST); ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 0035164791     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000268     Document Type: Article

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