Surface drifter trajectories highlight flow pathways in the Mozambique Channel

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 27-37

  Hancke, L ^a   Roberts, M J ^b,c   Ternon, J F ^d  

^a Bayworld   (South Africa)

^b V and A Waterfront   (South Africa)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Frontal flow; Mesoscale eddies; Mozambique Channel; Surface circulation; Surface drifters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894579388     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.10.014     Document Type: Article

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