Exchange across the shelf break at high southern latitudes

Ocean Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 513-524

  Klinck, J M ^a   Dinniman, M S ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL MELTING; CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; KATABATIC FLOW; OVERTURN; POLYNYA; SEA ICE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHELF BREAK; SURFACE WIND; WARM WATER; WATER EXCHANGE; WATER MASS;

ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 77952973539     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-6-513-2010     Document Type: Article

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