Synoptic maps of temperature and velocity within the Subantarctic Front south of Australia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Tracey, K L ^a   Watts, D R ^a   Meinen, C S ^b   Luther, D S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GEOPHYSICS; JETS; STORMS;

BAROTROPIC MOTION; CURRENT MEANDERING; JET FLOW;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33845650660     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC002905     Document Type: Article

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