Variability of the throughflow at its exit in the Indian Ocean

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Fieux, M ^a   Molcard, R ^a   Morrow, Rosemary ^b   Kartavtseff, A ^a   Ilahude, A G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b LEGOS   (France)

^c INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOW OF WATER; HYDROLOGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEA LEVEL; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

GEOSTROPHIC TRANSPORT; INTER-ANNUAL VARIABILITY; THROUGHFLOW; TRANSPORT EVALUATIONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 25444467785     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022836     Document Type: Article

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