An effect of meso-scale bathymetry on eastern boundary undercurrent

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 133-142

  Zou, Jieping ^a,b   Holloway, Greg ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS; MESOSCALE; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; POLEWARD UNDERCURRENTS;

EID: 0042542469     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0265(95)00465-3     Document Type: Article

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