Constructing the residual circulation of the ACC from observations

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3315-3327

  Karsten, Richard H ^a   Marshall, John ^b  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY CURRENTS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; WIND EFFECTS;

EDDY FLUXES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; EKMAN TRANSPORT; OVERTURN; RESIDUAL FLOW; WATER MASS;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0036982131     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<3315:CTRCOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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