Dianeutral mixing, transformation and transport of Antarctic Intermediate Water in the South Atlantic Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 393-435

  You, Yuzhu ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC INTERMEDIATE WATER; INTERMEDIATE WATER MASS; MIXING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032954217     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(98)00111-8     Document Type: Article

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