Dianeutral mixing and transformation of Antarctic Intermediate Water in the Indian Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C13, 1998, Pages 30941-30971

  You, Yuzhu ^a,b  

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

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; INTERMEDIATE WATER MASS; MIXING;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0032535389     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc900008     Document Type: Article

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