On the thermohaline circulation in flat bottom marginal seas

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-25

  Spall, Michael A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARGINAL SEA; MESOSCALE EDDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

EID: 0038660584     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224003321586390     Document Type: Article

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