Structure of the Subtropical Front in the Tasman Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1989-2009

  Hamilton, L J ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctic Intermediate Water; Central water; East Australian Current; Ocean currents; Subantarctic water; Subtropical convergence; Subtropical Front; Tasman Sea; Water mass

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINE WATER;

ANTARCTIC INTERMEDIATE WATER; CENTRAL WATER; EAST AUSTRALIAN CURRENT; SUBANTARCTIC WATER; SUBTROPICAL CONVERGENCE; SUBTROPICAL FRONT; TASMAN SEA; WATER MASS;

SEAWATER;

ANTARCTIC INTERMEDIATE WATER; OCEANIC FRONT; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SUBANTARCTIC INTERMEDIATE WATER; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE; WATER COLUMN; WATER MASS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTHERN OCEAN; TASMAN SEA;

EID: 33751192897     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2006.08.013     Document Type: Article

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