Direct measurement of the deep circulation within the Brazil Basin

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 335-353

  Hogg, Nelson G ^a   Owens, W Brechner ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; FLOW FIELD; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL BASIN;

EID: 0032929498     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(98)00097-6     Document Type: Article

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