Hydrography of the Romanche and Chain Fracture Zones

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C5, 1997, Pages 10373-10389

  Mercier, Herlé ^a   Morin, Pascal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP-WATER MASSES; FRACTURE ZONES; HYDROGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC, CHAIN FRACTURE ZONE; ATLANTIC, ROMANCHE FRACTURE ZONE;

EID: 0030764728     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC00229     Document Type: Article

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