A quasi-synoptic interpretation of water mass distribution and circulation in the western North Pacific: I. Water mass distribution

Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 630-639

  Xie, Lingling ^a   Tian, Jiwei ^a   Hu, Dunxin ^b   Wang, Fan ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW); North Pacific Intermediate Water (NPIW); North Pacific Tropic Water (NPTW)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955515104     PISSN: 02544059     EISSN: 19935005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00343-009-9161-8     Document Type: Article

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