The hydrography of the Mozambique Channel from six years of continuous temperature, salinity, and velocity observations

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 69, Issue , 2012, Pages 36-50

  Ullgren, J E ^a   van Aken, H M ^a   Ridderinkhof, H ^a   de Ruijter, W P M ^b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Indian ocean; Interannual variability; Long term observations; Mesoscale eddies; Mozambique Channel; Time series

Indexed keywords

INDIAN OCEAN; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; LONG-TERM OBSERVATIONS; MESOSCALE EDDY; MOZAMBIQUE;

FREQUENCY BANDS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SURFACE WATERS; TIME SERIES; VELOCITY;

SALINE WATER;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ANTARCTIC INTERMEDIATE WATER; ANTICYCLONE; HYDROGRAPHY; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; MESOSCALE EDDY; MOORING SYSTEM; NORMAL FAULT; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TIME SERIES; UNDERCURRENT; VELOCITY PROFILE; VOLUME TRANSPORT; WATER MASS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

INDIAN OCEAN; MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL;

EID: 84866480796     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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