Evidence for an eastward flow along the Central and South American Caribbean Coast

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Andrade, Carlos Alberto ^a   Barton, Eric Desmond ^b   Mooers, Christopher N K ^c  

^a Escuela Naval Almirante Padilla   (Colombia)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean Sea; Ocean circulation; Undercurrents

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; EDDY; GYRE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SVERDRUP TRANSPORT; UNDERCURRENT;

CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 0141501411     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001549     Document Type: Article

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