Red Sea Intermediate Water in the source regions of the Agulhas Current

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 939-962

  Roman, R E ^a   Lutjeharms, J R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Intermediate water masses; Mesoscale eddies; Mixing; Ocean circulation; Water types; Western Boundary Current

Indexed keywords

INTERMEDIATE WATER MASSES; MESOSCALE EDDIES; OCEAN CIRCULATION; WATER TYPES; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

LEAKAGE (FLUID); OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEAN HABITATS; RANGE FINDING; STORMS;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

INFLOW; INTERMEDIATE WATER; MESOSCALE EDDY; MIXING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; UNDERCURRENT; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

AGULHAS CURRENT; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 67349179133     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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