Observations of near-inertial current variability on the New England shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Shearman, R Kipp ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; OCEANIC CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NEW ENGLAND SHELF; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 19844373404     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002341     Document Type: Article

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