Upper ocean thermohaline fields near 2°S, 156°E, during the Tropical Ocean-Global Atmosphere -Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment, November 1992 to February 1993

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C6, 1997, Pages 12749-12784

  Huyer, Adriana ^a   Kosro, P Michael ^a   Lukas, Roger ^b   Hacker, Peter ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY STRUCTURE; HYDROGRAPHY; STRATIFICATION; THERMOHALINE FIELD; THERMOHALINE FIELDS; TOGA-COARE; UPPER OCEAN;

PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL WEST);

EID: 0030810316     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC00267     Document Type: Article

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