Oxygen variance and meridional oxygen supply in the Tropical North East Atlantic oxygen minimum zone

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2999-3024

  Hahn, J ^a   Brandt, P ^a   Greatbatch, R J ^a   Krahmann, G ^a   Kortzinger A ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eddy ventilation; Oxygen budget; Oxygen minimum zone; Oxygen supply; Oxygen variance; Tropical North East Atlantic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893706455     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2065-0     Document Type: Article

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