Determination of diapycnal diffusion rates in the upper thermocline in the North Atlantic Ocean using sulfur hexafluoride

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Kim, Dae Oak ^a   Lee, Kitack ^a   Choi, Sung Deuk ^a   Kang, Hee Sook ^b,c   Zhang, Jia Zhong ^b   Chang, Yoon Seok ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; EDDY; MIXING; SULFUR COMPOUND; THERMOCLINE; TRACER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 28844479784     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002835     Document Type: Article

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