Temperature and salinity variability in heterogeneous oceanic convection

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1188-1206

  Legg, S ^a   McWilliams, J C ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHY; OCEANIC CONVECTION; SALINITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033853166     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<1188:TASVIH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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