C-vector for identification of oceanic secondary circulations across Arctic Fronts in Fram Strait

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 24, 2002, Pages

  Chu, Peter C ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

CONDUCTIVITY-TEMPERATURE-DEPTH DATUM; DEEP CONVECTION; GENERAL CIRCULATION; GREENLAND SEA; LARGE SCALE HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; LARGE SCALE MOTION; PSEUDOVORTICITY; SECONDARY CIRCULATION;

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS;

EID: 0037728910     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL015978     Document Type: Article

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