Development of a spring thermocline at temperatures below the temperature of maximum density with application to the Baltic Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C4, 1997, Pages 8657-8662

  Eilola, Kari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY FLUX; FORMATION; SPRING; THERMOCLINE;

BALTIC SEA;

EID: 0030799092     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC00295     Document Type: Article

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