Circulation, mixing, and production of Antarctic Bottom Water

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-109

  Orsi, A H ^a   Johnson, G C ^b   Bullister, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC BOTTOM WATER; DEEP WATER; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; WATER MASS;

EID: 0033046599     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6611(99)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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