Boundary mixing and the dynamics of three-dimensional thermohaline circulations

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1713-1728

  Marotzke, Jochem ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; MIXING; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

EID: 0031422462     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<1713:BMATDO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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