On the transport, variability and origin of dense water masses crossing the South Scotia Ridge

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 4807-4825

  Schodlok, Michael P ^a   Hellmer, Hartmut H ^a   Beckmann, Aike ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA ICE; STORMS; VENTILATION;

WATER MASS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

DEEP WATER FORMATION; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; VOLUME TRANSPORT; WATER MASS;

SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 0036406581     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00160-1     Document Type: Article

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