Dissolved Oxygen, NO and PO as tracers for Ross Sea Ice Shelf Water overflow

Antarctic Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 399-404

  Rivaro, P ^a   Frache, R ^a   Bergamasco, A ^b   Hohmann, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical characterization; Ross Sea; Shelf slope interactions; Water masses

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; ICE SHELF; SHELF BREAK; SHELF DYNAMICS; TRACER; WATER MASS;

ROSS SEA;

EID: 0141569641     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095410200300141X     Document Type: Article

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