Glacial ocean circulation and property changes in the North Pacific

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 257-275

  Kim, Seong Joong ^a   Park, Young Gyu ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; CLIMATE MODELING; INTERMEDIATE WATER; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEA ICE; SEA SURFACE SALINITY;

BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); SEA OF OKHOTSK;

EID: 47249153902     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3137/ao.460205     Document Type: Article

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