Interannual variability of dense shelf water salinities in the north-western Barents Sea

Polar Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-66

  Maus, Sönke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; DENSE WATER; SALINITY; SEA ICE; WINTER;

(NORTHWEST); BARENTS SEA;

EID: 0041765782     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2003.tb00096.x     Document Type: Article

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