A mathematical model of the global ocean saltwater density distribution

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 169, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 249-257

  Gladkikh, Vladislav ^a   Tenzer, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Approximation; Density; Depth; Equation of state; Gravimetric modelling; Seawater; TEOS 10

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION; DEPTH; EQUATION OF STATE; GRAVIMETRIC MODELLING; TEOS-10;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

SEAWATER;

EQUATION OF STATE; GLOBAL OCEAN; GRAVIMETRY; METHODOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PYCNOCLINE; SEAWATER; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84861133440     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-011-0275-5     Document Type: Article

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