Simulated Lagrangian pathways between the Leeuwin Current System and the upper-ocean circulation of the southeast Indian Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 8-10, 2007, Pages 797-817

  Domingues, Catia M ^a,b   Maltrud, Mathew E ^c   Wijffels, Susan E ^a   Church, John A ^a   Tomczak, Matthias ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern boundary; Eastern Gyral Current; Indian Ocean; Leeuwin Current; Leeuwin Undercurrent

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING;

EASTERN BOUNDARY; EASTERN GYRAL CURRENT; INDIAN OCEAN; LEEUWIN CURRENT; LEEUWIN UNDERCURRENT;

EDDY CURRENTS;

EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; GYRE; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 34547166523     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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