Upper-ocean water mass characteristics of the California current, Summer 1993

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 45, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 1411-1442

  Huyer, A ^a   Barth, J A ^a   Kosro, P M ^a   Shearman, R K ^a   Smith, R L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; UPPER OCEAN; WATER MASS;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032143197     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(98)80002-7     Document Type: Article

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