Formation process of intermediate water in baroclinic current under cooling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C1, 2001, Pages 1033-1051

  Yoshikawa, Yutaka ^a,b   Akitomo, Kazunori ^a   Awaji, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0035061516     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JC00022     Document Type: Article

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