GCM studies of intermediate and deep waters in the Mediterranean

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 197-214

  Haines, Keith ^a   Wu, Peili ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GCM simulations; Mediterranean; Thermohaline circulation

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER FORMATION; INTERMEDIATE WATER MASS; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0031744266     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(98)80012-2     Document Type: Article

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