Cross-equatorial pathways of salt and tracers from the northern Indian Ocean: Modelling results

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 12-13, 2003, Pages 2111-2127

  Jensen, Tommy G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MASS TRANSFER; SALINE WATER; VORTEX FLOW;

DRIFTERS;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

DRIFTER; SALINITY; TRACER; VOLUME TRANSPORT; WATER MASS;

(NORTH); INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0037672474     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(03)00048-1     Document Type: Article

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