A census of oceanic anticyclonic eddies in the Gulf of Alaska

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-176

  Henson, Stephanie A ^a   Thomas, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaskan Gyre; ENSO; Interannual variability; Mesoscale eddies; North Pacific Ocean

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; NUTRIENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PROBABILITY; WIND EFFECTS;

ALASKAN GYRE; ENSO; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; MESOSCALE EDDIES; NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN;

EDDY CURRENTS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ANTICYCLONE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GYRE; MESOSCALE EDDY; SATELLITE DATA; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRACKING;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 38649117263     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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