Mechanical energy input to the world oceans due to atmospheric loading

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 327-330

  Wang, Wei ^a   Qian, Chengchun ^a   Huang, Ruixin ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric loading; Mechanical energy; Ocean

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748879353     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-0327-x     Document Type: Article

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