An historical perspective on the development of the Thermodynamic Equation of Seawater-2010

Ocean Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-174

  Pawlowicz, R ^a   McDougall, T ^b   Feistel, R ^c   Tailleux, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DISSOLVED MATTER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EQUATION OF STATE; HISTORICAL RECORD; SALINITY; SEAWATER; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84867648141     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-8-161-2012     Document Type: Review

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