Float observations of the Southern Ocean. Part I: Estimating mean fields, bottom velocities, and topographic steering

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1167-1181

  Gille, Sarah T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; JETS; STEERING;

EDDY FLUXES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR WAVE; CURRENT VELOCITY; EDDY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0037665379     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<1167:FOOTSO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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