South Pacific Eastern subtropical mode water

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1493-1509

  Wong, Annie P S ^a   Johnson, Gregory C ^a  

^a NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIFFUSION; SALINE WATER; SEA LEVEL; TEMPERATURE;

CONVECTIVE MIXING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

FORMATION MECHANISM; GYRE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RESIDENCE TIME; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER MASS;

EID: 0042238280     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<1493:SPESMW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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