The hydrography and circulation of the upper 1200 meters in the tropical North Atlantic during 1982-91

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 633-670

  Chepurin, Gennady ^a   Carton, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; HYDROGRAPHY; MASS TRANSPORT;

ATLANTIC, (TROPICAL NORTH);

EID: 0031423403     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/0022240973224238     Document Type: Article

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