On the Loop Current eddy shedding variability

Atmosfera

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-48

  Zavala Hidalgo, J ^a   Morey, S L ^b   O'Brien, J J ^b   Zamudio, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf of M xico; Loop Current

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE; MESOSCALE EDDY; OCEANIC CURRENT; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT;

EID: 32544450312     PISSN: 01876236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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