Vorticity flux through the Yucatan Channel and Loop Current variability in the Gulf of Mexico

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Oey, Lie Yauw ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Loop Current; Vorticity flux; Yucatan Channel

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CURRENT; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; VORTEX SHEDDING; VORTICITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 11844254712     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002400     Document Type: Article

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