Monthly variability of mixed layer over Arabian Sea using ARGO data

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-38

  Sreenivas, P ^a   Patnaik, K V K R K ^a   Prasad, K V S R ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arabian Sea; ARGO; Mixed layer; Net heat gain; Wind stress

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; MIXED LAYER; SATELLITE DATA; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WIND STRESS;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 40349095017     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: 1521060X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490410701812311     Document Type: Article

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