The influence of the Three-Gorges Dam on hydrographic and hydrodynamic conditions of the East China Sea

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 45-55

  Fan, Xiaopeng ^a   Zhou, Feng ^a,d   Chen, Xueen ^b   Huang, Daji ^a,d   Pohlmann, Thomas ^c  

^a Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

East China Sea; Stratification; Surface salinity anomalies; Three Gorges Dam

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855311800     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13131-011-0146-z     Document Type: Article

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