Sea surface salinity changes in the East China Sea during 1997-2001: Influence of the Yangtze River

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Delcroix, Thierry ^a   Murtugudde, Raghuram ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

East China Sea; Sea surface salinity; Yangtze River

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER INPUT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; WATER MASS;

CHANGJIANG; CHINA; EAST CHINA SEA; YANGTZE RIVER;

EID: 18844473197     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc000893     Document Type: Article

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