Importance of the Gulf of Aqaba for the formation of bottom water in the Red Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2002, Pages

  Plähn, Olaf ^a,b   Baschek, Burkard ^c   Badewien, Thomas H ^a   Walter, Maren ^d   Rhein, Monika ^d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CFC; Formation of bottom water; Gulf of Aqaba; Overflow; Red Sea; Tracer oceanography

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER FORMATION; OUTFLOW; WATER MASS;

GULF OF AQABA; RED SEA;

EID: 0037104870     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000342     Document Type: Article

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