The structure of the Persian Gulf outflow subjected to density variations

Ocean Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Bidokhti, A A ^a   Ezam, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; EVAPORATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTERNAL WAVE; MASS TRANSFER; OUTFLOW; SALINITY; SEAWATER; VORTICITY;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 73449098715     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-5-1-2009     Document Type: Article

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