Buoyancy-forced circulations in shallow marginal seas

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 729-752

  Spall, Michael A ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; MARGINAL SEA; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

EID: 25844438677     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/0022240054663204     Document Type: Article

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