Thermohaline circulation and interaction between ice shelf cavities and the adjacent open ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C7, 1997, Pages 15595-15610

  Grosfeld, K ^a   Gerdes, R ^a   Determann, J ^b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY CIRCULATION; ICE SHELVES; OPEN OCEAN; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

EID: 0030712245     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC00891     Document Type: Article

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