The dynamical subtropical front

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5676-5685

  Graham, Robert M ^a   De Boer, Agatha M ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agulhas Leakage; sea surface height; sea surface temperature; Southern Ocean; subtropical front; wind stress curl

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; SURFACE WATERS; TROPICS;

SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SOUTHERN OCEAN; SUBTROPICAL FRONT; WIND STRESS CURL;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

DATA SET; FRONTAL FEATURE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; LEAKAGE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE HEIGHT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY; SUBTROPICAL CONVERGENCE; WATER MASS; WIND STRESS;

AGULHAS CURRENT; ATLANTIC OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84890285267     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20408     Document Type: Article

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