Mesoscale eddies in the South Atlantic Bight and the Gulf Stream Recirculation region: Vertical structure

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 2048-2065

  Castelao, Renato M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

altimeter; Argo floats; eddies; SAB

Indexed keywords

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEA LEVEL; STORMS;

ARGO FLOAT; EDDIES; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; RECIRCULATION REGIONS; SAB; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SUBTROPICAL MODE WATERS; VERTICAL STRUCTURES;

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS;

ALGORITHM; FRACTIONATION; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; MESOSCALE EDDY; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VOLUME TRANSPORT; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF STREAM; SOUTH ATLANTIC BIGHT;

EID: 84900364282     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JC009796     Document Type: Article

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