Distribution, formation, and seasonal variability of Okhotsk Sea Mode Water

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Gladyshev, Sergey ^a   Talley, Lynne ^b   Kantakov, Gennady ^c   Khen, Gennady ^d   Wakatsuchi, Masaaki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Sakhalin Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography   (Russian Federation)

^d Pacific Fisheries Research Center   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Marginal sea; Mode Water; North Pacific Intermediate Water; Okhotsk Sea; Water mass

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER FORMATION; INTERMEDIATE WATER; MARGINAL SEA; MODE WATER; POLYNYA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIENCLOSED SEA; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER MASS;

SEA OF OKHOTSK;

EID: 0141613109     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc000877     Document Type: Article

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