Optimal multiparameter analysis of source water distributions in the Southern Drake Passage

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 31-42

  Frants, Marina ^a   Gille, Sarah T ^a   Hewes, Christopher D ^a   Holm Hansen, Osmund ^a   Kahru, Mati ^a   Lombrozo, Aaron ^a   Measures, Christopher I ^b   Greg Mitchell, B ^a   Wang, Haili ^d   Zhou, Meng ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^d XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drake Passage; Iron; OMP analysis; Ona Basin; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; DRAKE PASSAGE; HORIZONTAL ADVECTION; MULTIPARAMETER ANALYSIS; OMP ANALYSIS; ONA BASIN; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ADVECTION; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN HABITATS; OPTIMIZATION; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

IRON;

DATA SET; OXYGEN; PARAMETERIZATION; SALINITY; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER RESOURCE;

ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; DRAKE PASSAGE; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84878013950     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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