Formation mechanisms for North Pacific central and eastern subtropical mode waters

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 868-887

  Ladd, Carol ^a   Thompson, Luanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; FORMATION MECHANISM; THERMOCLINE;

EID: 0033928097     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<0868:FMFNPC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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