Characterizing the structure of the surface layer in the Pacific Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C10, 1999, Pages 23297-23311

  Sprintall, Janet ^a   Roemmich, Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHY; SURFACE LAYER; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033569012     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900179     Document Type: Article

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