Flow through Denmark Strait

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C12, 2000, Pages 28527-28546

  Käse, Rolf H ^a   Oschlies, Andreas ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSE WATER; FLOW MODELING; STRAIT; WATER EXCHANGE;

DENMARK STRAIT;

EID: 0034484049     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900111     Document Type: Article

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