Barrier layers in the subtropical gyres of the world's oceans

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Sato, Kanako ^a   Suga, Toshio ^a,b   Hanawa, Kimio ^b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; SALINE WATER;

BARRIER LAYERS (BLS); SUBTROPICAL GYRES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

GYRE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OCEANIC FRONT; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 33745460937     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL025631     Document Type: Article

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