A comparison of transport and position between the Gulf Stream east of Cape Hatteras and the Florida Current

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 291-306

  Sanchez Franks, A ^a   Flagg, C N ^a   Rossby, T ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida current; Gulf Stream; Interannual variability; North Atlantic Oscillation; Transport

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE HATTERAS; FLORIDA CURRENT; GULF STREAM; HATTERAS ISLAND; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

NERIUM;

EID: 84933043677     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224014815460641     Document Type: Article

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