Property distributions and transient-tracer ages in Levantine Intermediate Water in the Eastern Mediterranean

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 71-87

  Roether, Wolfgang ^a   Klein, Birgit ^a   Beitzel, Volker ^a   Manca, Beniamino B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Levantine Intermediate Water; Mediterranean; Transient tracer

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CFC; INTERMEDIATE WATER MASS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; TRACER; UPWELLING;

(EAST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0031743880     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(98)00006-2     Document Type: Article

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