Deep western boundary current east of Abaco: Mean structure and transport

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-57

  Bryden, Harry L ^a   Johns, William E ^b   Saunders, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OVERTURN; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 21244436684     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/0022240053693806     Document Type: Article

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