Flow of bottom water in the northwestern Weddell Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C2, 2001, Pages 2761-2778

  Fahrbach, Eberhard ^a   Harms, Sabine ^a,b   Rohardt, Gerd ^a   Schröder, Michael ^a   Woodgate, Rebecca A ^a,c  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0035087255     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900142     Document Type: Article

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