Okhotsk Sea intermediate water formation deduced from oxygen isotope systematics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C12, 2001, Pages 31075-31084

  Yamamoto, Michiyo ^a   Tanaka, Noriyuki ^a,b   Tsunogai, Shizuo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER INPUT; INTERMEDIATE WATER; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SALINITY; SEA ICE;

SEA OF OKHOTSK;

EID: 0035721805     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000754     Document Type: Article

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