Restriction of convective depth in the Weddell Sea

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Akitomo, K ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE DEPTH; THERMOBARICITY; WARM DEEP WATER; WATER COLUMN;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE;

SEAWATER;

BOTTOM WATER; DEEP WATER; OCEANIC CONVECTION; WATER COLUMN;

MAUD RISE; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 34447576997     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL029295     Document Type: Article

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