Flow of bottom and deep water in the amirante passage and mascarene basin

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C13, 1998, Pages 30973-30984

  Johnson, Gregory C ^a   Musgrave, David L ^b   Warren, Bruce A ^c   Ffield, Amy ^d   Olson, Donald B ^e,f  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WATER; DEEP WATER; WATER FLOW;

AMIRANTE PASSAGE; INDIAN OCEAN; MASCARENE BASIN;

EID: 0032535147     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc900027     Document Type: Article

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