Indian ocean subtropical modewater: Its water characteristics and spatial distribution

Ocean Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-50

  Tsubouchi, T ^a   Suga, T ^a   Hanawa, K ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; GYRE; HYDROGRAPHY; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; MIXED LAYER; MODE WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 80051508797     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-6-41-2010     Document Type: Article

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