A comparison of hydrographically and optically derived mixed layer depths

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Zawada, David G ^a,b   Zaneveld, J Ronald V ^a   Boss, Emmanuel ^c   Gardner, Wilford D ^d   Richardson, Mary Jo ^d   Mishonov, Alexey V ^d  

^a WET Labs Inc   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGRAPH; MIXED LAYER; UPPER OCEAN;

EID: 30344445636     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002417     Document Type: Article

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