The role of a finite density jump at the bottom of the quasi-continuous ventilated thermocline

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 338-351

  Lionello, P ^a   Pedlosky, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; FLUID FLOW; THERMOCLINE;

EID: 0034004501     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<0338:TROAFD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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