Is thermobaricity a major factor in Southern Ocean ventilation?

Antarctic Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 153-160

  McPhee, Miles G ^a  

^a McPhee Research Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sea ice interaction; Deep convection; Deep water formation; Ocean mixing; Weddell Polynya

Indexed keywords

OCEANIC CONVECTION; POLYNYA; PRESSURE EFFECT; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL STRUCTURE; VENTILATION; WINTER;

SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 0037220906     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102003001159     Document Type: Article

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