Warm water formation and escape in the upper tropical Atlantic Ocean: 2. A numerical model study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C12, 1999, Pages 29573-29590

  Lee, Sang Ki ^a,b   Csanady, G T ^a,c  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Samsung Heavy Industries   (South Korea)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 16444370686     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900078     Document Type: Article

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