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A Shallow Subtropical Subducting Westward Propagating Eddy (Swesty)

A Shallow Subtropical Subducting Westward Propagating Eddy (Swesty)

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_54564

A Shallow Subtropical Subducting Westward Propagating Eddy (Swesty)

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A Shallow Subtropical Subducting Westward Propagating Eddy (Swesty)

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London: The Royal Society

Journal title

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 1996-05, Vol.354 (1710), p.979-1026

Language

English

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London: The Royal Society

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Contents

Swesty is a shallow subtropical subducting westward propagating eddy that was observed to move across the eastern basin of the North Atlantic at a latitude near 25° N. The eddy was first detected by the movement and temperature of a drogued Argos buoy near 23° W, 26° N in February 1993. By December 1993, the drogued buoy had moved 1000 km westward...

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A Shallow Subtropical Subducting Westward Propagating Eddy (Swesty)

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TN_cdi_jstor_primary_54564

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_54564

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ISSN

1364-503X

E-ISSN

1471-2962

DOI

10.1098/rsta.1996.0039

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