What drives thermohaline intrusions in the Baltic Sea?

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 229-241

  Zhurbas, V M ^a   Paka, V T ^a  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Halocline; Thermohaline intrusions

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER FLOW;

HALOCLINE; SHELF SEA; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

BALTIC SEA;

EID: 0032834705     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(99)00016-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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