Sverdrup and nonlinear dynamics of the Pacific equatorial currents

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 994-1008

  Kessler, William S ^a   Johnson, Gregory C ^a   Moore, Dennis W ^a  

^a NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; FRICTION; OCEAN CURRENTS; SATELLITES; WIND;

EQUATORIAL CURRENTS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

COUNTERCURRENT; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SCATTEROMETER; SVERDRUP TRANSPORT; WIND STRESS;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0038141091     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<0994:SANDOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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