Intrathermocline eddies in the Southern Indian Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Nauw, J J ^a   van Aken, H M ^b   Lutjeharms, Johann R E ^c   de Ruijter, W P M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DEFORMATION; FLOW OF WATER; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; VORTEX FLOW;

ANNUAL VARIATION; EDDY; HYDROGRAPHY; OCEANIC CURRENT; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; THERMOCLINE; VORTICITY; WATER MASS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (SOUTH); INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 33646492828     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC002917     Document Type: Article

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