Cross-frontal exchange in the middle atlantic bight as evidenced by surface drifters

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 31, Issue 8 PART 2, 2001, Pages 2498-2510

  Lozier, M S ^a   Gawarkiewicz, G ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OCEAN STRUCTURES;

SURFACE DRIFTERS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

DRIFTER; FRONT; MEANDER; SALINITY; SHELF BREAK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT;

EID: 0035415318     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<2498:cfeitm>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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