Possible source of the antarctic bottom water in the Prydz Bay Region

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 649-655

  Yabuki, Takashi ^a   Suga, Toshio ^a   Hanawa, Kimio ^a   Matsuoka, Koji ^b   Kiwada, Hiroshi ^b   Watanabe, Tomowo ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Institute of Cetacean Research   (Japan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amery Basin; Antarctic Bottom Water; Circumpolar Deep Water; Continental shelf; Ice shelf; Ice Shelf Water; JARPA; Prydz Bay; XCTD

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WATER; CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; HYDROGRAPHY; ICE SHELF; SHELF SEA;

AMERY ICE SHELF; ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; PRYDZ BAY;

CETACEA;

EID: 33748436809     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-006-0083-1     Document Type: Article

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