Exploring the isopycnal mixing and helium-heat paradoxes in a suite of Earth system models

Ocean Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 591-605

  Gnanadesikan, A ^a   Pradal, M A ^a   Abernathey, R ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; DEEP SEA; DENSITY; ENERGY BALANCE; HELIUM ISOTOPE; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; THERMOCLINE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 84938089608     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-11-591-2015     Document Type: Article

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