Path of the North Atlantic Deep Water in the Brazil Basin

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C3, 1998, Pages 5419-5428

  Zangenberg, Norbert ^a   Siedler, Gerold ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOSTROPHIC CURRENTS; MASS BALANCE; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC, BRAZIL BASIN;

EID: 0031800208     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc03287     Document Type: Article

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