Continuous measurement of an artificial upwelling of deep sea water induced by the perpetual salt fountain

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-84

  Tsubaki, Koutaro ^a   Maruyama, Shigenao ^b   Komiya, Atsuki ^b   Mitsugashira, Hiroaki ^b  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial upwelling; Deep sea water; Pacific Ocean; Perpetual salt fountain; Salt finger convection; Tracers; Velocity measurement

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; PIPE; SALTS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ARTIFICIAL UPWELLING; DEEP SEA WATER; PERPETUAL SALT FOUNTAIN; SALT FINGER CONVECTION;

SEAWATER;

CURRENT VELOCITY; DEEP WATER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SALINE INTRUSION; SEAWATER; UPWELLING;

EID: 33845459313     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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