Tracer distributions and deep circulation in the western tropical Atlantic during CITHER 1 and ETAMBOT cruises, 1993-1996

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C9, 1999, Pages 21195-21215

  Andrié, Chantal ^a,d   Temon, Jean François ^b   Bourlès, Bernard ^c   Gouriou, Yves ^c   Oudot, Claude ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Inst de Rech pour le Devmt   (French Guiana)

^c IRD Centre de Bretagne   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; TRACER;

(EQUATORIAL WEST); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033567616     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900094     Document Type: Review

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