A pressure-driven South China Sea Warm Current

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1-15

  Hsueh, Y ^a   Zhong, Liejun ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental shelf currents; Ocean currents; Pressure driven flows

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; OCEANIC CURRENT; PRESSURE;

EID: 22944453664     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002374     Document Type: Article

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