Long-term trends in upper ocean structure and meridional circulation of the Southern Ocean south of Australia derived from the SODA reanalysis

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 719-736

  Johnston, Barbara M ^a   Gabric, Albert J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC OSCILLATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; DECADAL VARIATION; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MIXED LAYER; TREND ANALYSIS; UPPER OCEAN;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 77957156148     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2010.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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