Structure and causes of the pulsation mode in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current south of Australia

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 253-268

  Dufour, C O ^a   Le Sommer, J ^a   Penduff, T ^a,b   Barnier, B ^a   England, M H ^c  

^a LEGI   (France)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Australia; Currents; Ocean circulation; Salinity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; AUSTRALIA; CURRENTS; OCEAN CIRCULATION; SALINITY;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

ANTARCTIC INTERMEDIATE WATER; EDDY; HYDROGRAPHY; MODE WATER; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE; WIND STRESS;

ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; ANTARCTICA; AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MID-INDIAN RIDGE; SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 79953197244     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JPO4193.1     Document Type: Article

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