Formation of low potential vorticity over the deep Pacific

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1811-1823

  Roussenov, Vassil ^a   Williams, Richard G ^a   O'Dwyer, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JETS; MIXING; OCEAN CURRENTS; VORTEX FLOW;

LOW POTENTIAL VORTICITY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

DEEP WATER FORMATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; WATER MASS;

(NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036611789     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<1811:FOLPVO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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