Recent changes of the halocline characteristics and warming of the intermediate water in the Kamchatka current and the Oyashio

Oceanology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 753-758

  Rogachev, K A ^a   Shlyk, N V ^a  

^a IL ICHEV PACIFIC OCEANOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOCLINE; INTERMEDIATE WATER; WARM WATER; WARMING;

KAMCHATKA SHELF; OYASHIO CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF OKHOTSK;

EID: 76449101946     PISSN: 00014370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0001437009060022     Document Type: Article

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