Temperature and salinity variability in the deep western boundary current

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 749-761

  Vaughan, Shari L ^a   Molinari, Robert L ^b  

^a PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030733257     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<0749:TASVIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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