Eddy formation in the Denmark Strait overflow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue C8, 1998, Pages 15525-15538

  Krauss, Wolfgang ^a   Käse, Rolf H ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEEP WATER; EDDY; STRAIT; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

DENMARK STRAIT;

EID: 1542569579     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jc00785     Document Type: Article

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