A four-Dimensional analysis of the thermal structure in the Gulf of Lion

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C6, 1997, Pages 12515-12537

  Gaillard, Fabienne ^a   Desaubies, Yves ^a   Send, Uwe ^b   Schott, Fritz ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; DEEP WATER; THERMAL STRUCTURE; THETIS 1;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, GULF OF LION;

EID: 0030731048     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC03821     Document Type: Article

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