Deep cyclogenesis by synoptic eddies interacting with a seamount

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 305-322

  Greene, Andrew D ^a   Sutyrin, Georgi G ^a   Watts, D Randolph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC MOTION; CYCLOGENESIS; EDDY; JET FLOW; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SEAMOUNT; WATER COLUMN; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM; KUROSHIO EXTENSION; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 75649152504     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224009789954775     Document Type: Article

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