Eddies originating at the South-West Indian Ridge

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 1-18

  Ansorge, I J ^a   Lutjeharms, J R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Eddies; Oceanic variability; South West Indian Ridge; Southern Ocean; TOPEX ERS altimetry

Indexed keywords

STORMS; TRAJECTORIES; TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

FRACTURE ZONE; SUBTROPICAL CONVERGENCE;

MARINE APPLICATIONS;

FRACTURE ZONE; MESOSCALE EDDY; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SUBTROPICAL CONVERGENCE;

SOUTH-WEST INDIAN RIDGE; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0037314317     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(02)00243-9     Document Type: Article

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