Early summer thermohaline characteristics and mixing in the western Weddell Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 1117-1131

  Absy, J M ^a   Schroder M ^a   Muench, R ^b   Hellmer, H H ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b EARTH AND SPACE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Deep and bottom water; Diapycnal mixing; ISPOL; Thermohaline structure; Western Weddell Sea

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; ICE; MELTING; MIXING;

ANTARCTICA; DIAPYCNAL MIXING; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE; WESTERN WEDDELL SEA;

BASE STATIONS;

BOTTOM WATER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEEP WATER; MELTING; MIXING; OUTFLOW; PATCHINESS; PYCNOCLINE; SALINITY; SEA ICE; SUMMER; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE; WARM WATER; WATER COLUMN; WATER MASS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; LARSEN ICE SHELF; POWELL BASIN; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 43649093857     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.12.023     Document Type: Article

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