Formation and circulation of dense water in the Persian/Arabian Gulf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Swift, Stephen A ^a   Bower, Amy S ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Density gradients; Persian Arabian Gulf; Seasonal variability; Strait of Hormuz; Vertical mixing; Water mass formation

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DENSE WATER; DENSITY FRONT; WATER MASS;

PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 0038199518     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001360     Document Type: Article

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