Mixing and energetics of the oceanic thermohaline circulation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 727-746

  Huang, Rui Xin ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; ENERGETICS; MIXING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

EID: 0032744383     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<0727:MAEOTO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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