Drifter-derived maps of lateral diffusivity in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in relation to surface circulation patterns

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Zhurbas, Victor ^a   Oh, Im Sang ^b  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Drifters; Lateral diffusivity

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; DIFFUSIVITY; DRIFTER; GYRE; KINETIC ENERGY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 3543018499     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC002241     Document Type: Article

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