Discrete eddies in the northern North Atlantic as observed by looping RAFOS floats

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 627-650

  Shoosmith, D R ^a   Richardson, P L ^b   Bower, A S ^b   Rossby, H T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; EDDY CURRENTS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEAWATER; STORMS; TRAJECTORIES;

ANTICYCLONES; DISCRETE EDDIES; ICELAND BASIN; NORTH ATLANTIC CURRENT; QUASI-STATIONARY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EDDY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 16244385679     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2004.12.011     Document Type: Article

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