On the horizontal density ratio in the upper ocean

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 36, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 3-21

  Rudnick, Daniel L ^a   Martin, Joseph P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Density ratio; Fronts; Mixed layer; Upper ocean

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FRONT; MIXED LAYER; SALINITY; UPPER OCEAN; WATER MASS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0036838038     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0265(02)00022-2     Document Type: Article

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