Interocean exchanges and the spreading of Antarctic Intermediate Water south of Africa

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Rusciano, Emanuela ^a   Speich, Sabrina ^a   Ollitrault, Michel ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGULHAS CURRENT; ANTARCTIC INTERMEDIATE WATERS; DATA SETS; DYNAMICAL PROPERTIES; HYDROGRAPHIC PROFILES; INDIAN OCEAN; MESOSCALE EDDY; RETURN CURRENT; SOUTHERN OCEAN; SUBTROPICAL FRONT;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ANTARCTIC INTERMEDIATE WATER; DATA SET; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; MESOSCALE EDDY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

AFRICA; AGULHAS CURRENT; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84867637122     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JC008266     Document Type: Article

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