Typical Surface Seasonal Circulation in the Indian Ocean Derived from Argos Floats

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 329-333

  Shao Jun, Zheng ^a   Yu Hong, Zhang ^a   Wei, Zhuang ^a   Jia Xun, Li ^b   Yan, Du ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China   (China)

Author keywords

Argos floats; surface circulation; the Indian Ocean

Indexed keywords

ARGO; MONSOON; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84923028385     PISSN: 16742834     EISSN: 23766123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16742834.2012.11447015     Document Type: Article

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