Particle settling through a diffusive-type thermohaline staircase in the ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 399-412

  Kerr, Ross C ^a   Kuiper, Gabrielle S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; MARINE SEDIMENT; PARTICLE SETTLING; SEDIMENTATION; THERMOHALINE STAIRCASE;

EID: 0030938848     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(96)00119-7     Document Type: Article

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