Equatorial pacific 13°c water eddies in the eastern subtropical south pacific ocean

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 226-236

  Johnson, Gregory C ^a   Mctaggart, Kristene E ^a  

^a NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGO FLOAT; EQUATORIAL PACIFIC; PACIFIC OCEAN; PERU-CHILE UNDERCURRENT; POTENTIAL DENSITY; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PROFILE DATA; RADIAL TRANSPORT; RADIAL VELOCITY; SOUTH AMERICA; STRATIFIED WATERS; SUBTROPICAL GYRE; SURFACE EXPRESSION; TROPICAL ORIGINS; WATER PROPERTIES; WEST COAST;

OCEAN HABITATS; TROPICS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EDDY; GYRE; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PROFILER; RADIAL FLOW; SALINITY; STRATIFICATION; THRESHOLD;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 77953242504     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JPO4287.1     Document Type: Article

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