Transport of bottom water in the romanche fracture zone and the chain fracture zone

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 779-790

  Mercier, Herlé ^a   Speer, Kevin G ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WATER; DEEP WATER; WATER MASSES;

ATLANTIC, CHAIN FRACTURE ZONE; ATLANTIC, ROMANCHE FRACTURE ZONE;

EID: 0031850524     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<0779:TOBWIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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