On the water masses and mean circulation of the South Atlantic Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C9, 1999, Pages 20863-20883

  Stramma, Lothar ^a   England, Matthew ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; WATER MASS;

(SOUTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033567614     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900139     Document Type: Article

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