Analytic salinity-temperature relations for the upper-thermocline waters of the eastern North Atlantic subtropical gyre

Scientia Marina

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-175

  Marrero Díaz, Ángeles ^a   Rodríguez Santana, Ángel ^a   Machín, Francisco ^a,b   Pelegrí, Josep Lluis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climatology; Eastern north atlantic subtropical gyre (NASG); Geostrophic transport; S T relationship; XBT probe

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; GYRE; HYDROGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; SALINITY; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 33746921300     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 02148358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2006.70n2167     Document Type: Article

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