Oceanic ventilation in the eastern North Atlantic

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2036-2052

  Paillet, J ^a,c   Arhan, M ^b  

^a Ctr Militaire d'Oceanogr   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c EPSHOM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUBPOLAR MODE WATER; THERMOCLINE; VENTILATION; WATER MIXING;

ATLANTIC, (NORTHEAST);

EID: 0030435293     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<2036:OVITEN>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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