Vertical fluxes of potential vorticity and the structure of the thermocline

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3102-3112

  Marschall, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GYRE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; THERMOCLINE; WATER COLUMN;

EID: 0034470211     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<3102:vfopva>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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