A model for predicting changes in the electrical conductivity, practical salinity, and absolute salinity of seawater due to variations in relative chemical composition

Ocean Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 361-378

  Pawlowicz, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLVED MATTER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; SALINITY; SEAWATER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 77949762994     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-6-361-2010     Document Type: Article

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