The origin of the North Pacific Intermediate Water

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 893-909

  Yasuda, Ichiro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORTH PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE WATER; SOURCE REGIONS; WATER MASSES;

PACIFIC, (NORTH); SEA OF OKHOTSK;

EID: 0030998911     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jc02938     Document Type: Article

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