Dynamics of isolated convective regions in the ocean

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1721-1734

  Visbeck, Martin ^a,b   Marshall, John ^a   Jones, Helen ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC EDDIES; BUOYANCY LOSS; OCEANIC CONVECTION; PLUMES; WATER MIXING;

EID: 0030423622     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<1721:DOICRI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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