A pycnostad on the bottom of the ventilated portion in the central subtropical North Pacific: Its distribution and formation

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-188

  Nakamura, Hirohiko ^a,b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION; FORMATION AREA; PYCNOSTAD; WATER MASSES;

PACIFIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0029749102     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02235668     Document Type: Article

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