The shallow and deep western boundary circulation of the South Atlantic at 5°-11°S

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2031-2053

  Schott, Friedrich A ^a   Dengler, Marcus ^a   Zantopp, Rainer ^a   Stramma, Lothar ^a   Fischer, Jürgen ^a   Brandt, Peter ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER WAVES;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; KINEMATIC EDDY MODEL; WARM WATER FLOW;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; MESOSCALE EDDY; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 20744445859     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2813.1     Document Type: Article

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