A preliminary model study of the large-scale seasonal cycle in bottom pressure over the global ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C1, 1999, Pages 1289-1300

  Ponte, Rui M ^a  

^a ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MODELING; PRESSURE FIELD; SEAFLOOR; SEASONALITY;

EID: 0033556630     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jc900028     Document Type: Article

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