Inter-monsoonal changes in the T-S properties of the near-surface waters of the northern Arabian Sea

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 2553-2556

  Morrison, John M ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WIND EFFECTS; ADVECTION; SURFACE WATERS;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MONSOONS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; UPWELLING;

OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

MONSOON; MONSOONS; NEAR-SURFACE LAYER; SALINITY; T/S DIAGRAMS; TEMPERATURE;

ARABIAN SEA;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CENTRAL BASIN; HIGH SALINITY; MIXED LAYER DEPTHS; PAPER DOCUMENTS; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SURFACE LAYERS;

EID: 0031277557     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL01876     Document Type: Article

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