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Ocean Density Structure

Ocean Density Structure is a physical oceanographic construct that characterizes the vertical and horizontal distribution of seawater density, determined by gradients in temperature and salinity, which governs the stability and stratification of the meridional overturning circulation.

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2017–2026

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A Neutral Density Variable for the World’s Oceans

D. R. Jackett, Trevor J. McDougall · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1997 · 609 citations

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Review of the physical oceanography of the North Sea

L. Otto, J. T. F. Zimmerman, Gunnar Κ. Furnes et al. · Netherlands Journal of Sea Research · 1990 · 527 citations

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Turbidity Currents and Their Deposits

Eckart Meiburg, Ben Kneller · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics · 2010 · 509 citations

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The Role of Eddies in Determining the Structure and Response of the Wind-Driven Southern Hemisphere Overturning: Results from the Modeling Eddies in the Southern Ocean (MESO) Project

Robert Hallberg, Anand Gnanadesikan · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 2006 · 474 citations · Full text

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Cascades of dense water around the world ocean

Vladimir Ivanov, G. I. Shapiro, J. M. Huthnance et al. · Progress In Oceanography · 2004 · 322 citations

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Authors

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  1. FJ
    Frank J. Millero

    University of Miami, United States

    8 publications · 257 citations

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  2. RT
    Róbert Tenzer

    Wuhan University, China

    5 publications · 336 citations

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  3. JL
    Jean Lynch‐Stieglitz

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    4 publications · 367 citations

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  4. WB
    William B Curry

    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, United States

    3 publications · 344 citations

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  5. VG
    Vladislav Gladkikh

    University of Otago, New Zealand

    3 publications · 274 citations

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Institutions

235

  1. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    13 h-index

    29 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    10 h-index

    21 publications

    779 citations

  3. National Oceanography Centre

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    23 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    9 h-index

    25 publications

    787 citations

  5. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    383 citations

  6. Bangor University

    Bangor, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    438 citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. University of Bergen

    Bergen, Norway

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    1.4K citations

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  1. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    23 publications · 2.2K citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 22 publications · 727 citations

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  3. Geophysical Research Letters

    12 publications · 894 citations

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  5. Ocean science

    6 publications · 320 citations

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