Seasonal variability of heat transport derived from hydrographic and wind stress data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C11, 1998, Pages 24663-24674

  Kobayashi, Taiyo ^a   Imasato, Norihisa ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; SEASONALITY; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

EID: 0032532907     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC02377     Document Type: Article

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