Influence of ridges on hydrographic parameters in the Southwest Indian Ocean

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-199

  Anilkumar, N ^a   Pednekar, S M ^a   Sudhakar, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ANTARCTIC AND OCEAN RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrographic parameters; Ridges; Seabed topography; Thermohaline gradients; Volume transport

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SALINE WATER; TOPOGRAPHY;

RIDGES; SEABED TOPOGRAPHY; THERMOHALINE GRADIENTS; VOLUME TRANSPORT;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; FRONTAL FEATURE; HYDROGRAPHY; SEAFLOOR; SPATIAL VARIATION; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VOLUME TRANSPORT;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 34648814365     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-007-9026-5     Document Type: Article

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