Decadal changes in water mass characteristics at 24°N in the subtropical north atlantic ocean

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3162-3186

  Bryden, Harry L ^a,e   Griffiths, Michael J ^a   Lavin, Alicia M ^b   Millard, Robert C ^c   Parrilla, Gregorio ^b   Smethie, William M ^d  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^e Chilworth Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECADAL CHANGES; SALINITY; SUBTROPICAL GYRE; TEMPERATURE; WATER MASSES;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030439776     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<3162:DCIWMC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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