Mesoscale structure of the mean East Australian Current System and its relationship with topography

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-222

  Ridgway, K R ^a   Dunn, J R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral Sea (143 E 170 W 45 S 5 S; Descriptive and regional oceanography; East Australian Current; Mean circulation; Southwest Pacific Ocean; Tasman Sea; Topographic influence; Western boundary cuurents

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CLIMATOLOGY; OCEAN CURRENTS;

MESOSCALE STRUCTURES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

OCEANIC CIRCULATION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

(SOUTHWEST); CORAL SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; TASMAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0037730176     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6611(03)00004-1     Document Type: Review

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