Thermostad distribution in the North Pacific subtropical gyre: The central mode water and the subtropical mode water

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 140-152

  Suga, Toshio ^a   Takei, Yukiko ^a   Hanawa, Kimio ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION; GYRES; THERMOSTADS;

PACIFIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030911261     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<0140:TDITNP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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