The subarctic frontal zone in the North Pacific: Characteristics of frontal structure from climatological data and synoptic surveys

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C7, 1996, Pages 16491-16508

  Yuan, Xiaojun ^a   Talley, Lyhne D ^b  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRONTAL STRUCTURE; OCEANIC FRONTS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SUBARCTIC FRONTAL ZONE;

PACIFIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030460376     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC01249     Document Type: Article

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