The circulation of the subtropical South Pacific derived from hydrographic data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C10, 1998, Pages 21443-21468

  Tsimplis, M N ^a   Bacon, S ^a   Bryden, H L ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; HEAT FLUX; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SUBTROPICAL REGION; VOLUME TRANSPORT;

(SOUTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 17744409789     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC01881     Document Type: Article

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