Frontal dynamics of a gulf stream ring /

Hydrographic data and a specially designed expendable bathythermograph survey are used to study the dynamics of a Gulf Stream cyclonic ring over a period of four months. The analysis includes an examination of the ring vorticity balance under the gradient current approximation (geostrophy with centr...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Olson, Donald Bruce
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	[College Station, Tex.] : Olson, 1979.
Subjects:	Ocean currents > Measurement. Major oceanography. Gulf Stream. Atlantic Ocean > Gulf Stream. Academic theses
Online Access:	Link to ProQuest copy Link to OAKTrust copy