Thermohaline stratification of the Indonesian Seas: Model and observations

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 198-216

  Gordon, Arnold L ^a   Mcclean, Julie L ^b  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; STRATIFICATION; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE; THROUGHFLOW;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDONESIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032726298     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<0198:TSOTIS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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