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Water Mass Classification

Water Mass Classification is a methodological framework within physical oceanography that systematically categorizes water masses based on their distinctive temperature, salinity, and density properties to identify their origin, formation processes, and spatial distribution in the ocean.

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The seasonal variation of the intrusion of the Philippine sea water into the South China Sea

Ping‐Tung Shaw · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1991 · 243 citations

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Global water masses - summary and review

Jens Meincke · Institutional Archive of Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) · 1986 · 216 citations · Full text

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θ-S relationships and water masses in the eastern North Atlantic

John G. Harvey · Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers · 1982 · 177 citations

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Water masses and distribution of physico-chemical properties in the Western Bransfield Strait and Gerlache Strait during Austral summer 1995/96

Marc A. Garcı́a, Carmen G. Castro, Aida F. Rı́os et al. · Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography · 2002 · 143 citations

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Water masses in the Atlantic Ocean: characteristics and distributions

Mian Liu, Toste Tanhua · Ocean science · 2021 · 127 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JH
    Jianyu Hu

    Xiamen University, China

    3 publications · 70 citations

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  2. JZ
    Jia Zhu

    Xiamen University, China

    3 publications · 70 citations

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  3. VC
    Vanessa Cardín

    National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, Italy

    2 publications · 49 citations

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  4. NK
    Niels K. Højerslev

    University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    2 publications · 54 citations

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  5. QZ
    Quanan Zheng

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    2 publications · 52 citations

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Institutions

109

  1. Xiamen University

    Xiamen, China

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    445 citations

  2. National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics

    Trieste, Italy

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    329 citations

  3. GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

    Kiel, Germany

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    322 citations

  4. Nanjing Normal University

    Nanjing, China

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    655 citations

  5. Institute of Oceanology

    Qingdao, China

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    180 citations

  6. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    55 citations

  7. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    106 citations

  8. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    231 citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 5 publications · 445 citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

    3 publications · 102 citations

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  4. Journal of Geochemical Exploration

    2 publications · 67 citations

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