Modeling layered structure in deep Pacific circulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C2, 1996, Pages 3663-3674

  Obata, Atsushi ^a   Furue, Ryo ^b   Aoki, Shigeaki ^c   Suginohara, Nobuo ^b  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NATL INST FOR RSRC AND ENVIRON   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; DEEP CIRCULATION; LAYERED STRUCTURE;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0029773251     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JC03563     Document Type: Article

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