On frontal and ventilated models of the main thermocline

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 211-238

  Hood, Simon ^a   Williams, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; FRONTAL MODELS; GYRES; THERMOCLINE; VENTILATED MODELS;

EID: 0029730965     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/0022240963213376     Document Type: Article

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