Export of Weddell Sea Deep and Bottom Water

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C5, 2001, Pages 9005-9017

  Gordon, Arnold L ^a   Visbeck, Martin ^a   Huber, Bruce ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; BOTTOM WATER; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEEP WATER VENTILATION; OUTFLOW; OXYGENATION; SALINITY;

(NORTHWEST); SCOTIA SEA; WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 0034946005     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000281     Document Type: Article

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