Upper-ocean hydrodynamics along meridional sections in the southwest Indian sector of the Southern Ocean during austral summer 2007

Polar Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-30

  Luis, Alvarinho J ^a   Sudhakar, M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Baroclinic transport; Hydrological fronts; Southern Ocean; Turbulent heat flux; Water mass

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC MOTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONDENSATION; HEAT FLOW; HEAT FLUX; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERMEDIATE WATER; POLAR FRONT; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER MASS;

INDIAN SECTOR; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 67349145995     PISSN: 18739652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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