On the representation of the Southern Ocean water masses in an ocean climate model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C11, 1998, Pages 24891-24906

  Kim, Seong Joong ^a   Stössel, Achim ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; HYDROGRAPHY; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; POLAR REGION; SEA ICE; WATER MASS;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 16744368781     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC02413     Document Type: Article

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