Direct observations of formation and propagation of subpolar eddies into the Subtropical North Atlantic

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 85, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-41

  Bower, Amy S ^a   Hendry, Ross M ^b   Amrhein, Daniel E ^a,c   Lilly, Jonathan M ^d  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Labrador Sea Water; Mooring systems; North Atlantic; Oceanic eddies; Subsurface drifters; Western boundary undercurrents

Indexed keywords

LABRADOR SEA WATERS; MOORING SYSTEM; NORTH ATLANTIC; OCEANIC EDDIES; SUBSURFACE DRIFTERS; WESTERN BOUNDARY;

KINEMATICS; MOORING; OCEAN CURRENTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

TROPICS;

ACOUSTIC METHOD; EDDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; KINEMATICS; ROTATING FLOW; SEAWATER; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TRACKING; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84873416020     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.07.029     Document Type: Article

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