Interannual variability of the subsurface high salinity tongue south of the equator at 165°E

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 8 PART 2, 1999, Pages 2038-2049

  Kessler, William S ^a  

^a NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHY; SALINITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THERMOCLINE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033399172     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<2038:ivotsh>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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