A neutral density variable for the world's oceans

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 237-263

  Jackett, David R ^a,b   Mcdougall, Trevor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOPYCNIC SURFACES; MODELLING; NEUTRAL DENSITY;

EID: 0030862723     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<0237:ANDVFT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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