North Atlantic surface circulation during the 1990's observed with satellite-tracked drifters

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C10, 2001, Pages 22067-22093

  Fratantoni, David M ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRIFTER; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SATELLITE DATA; SURFACE LAYER;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035175116     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000730     Document Type: Article

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