Patterns of ocean current variability on the West Florida Shelf using the self-organizing map

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Liu, Yonggang ^a   Weisberg, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CURRENT VELOCITY; WIND FORCING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FLORIDA SHELF; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 23144442853     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002786     Document Type: Article

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