North-south shifts of the gulf stream: Ocean-atmosphere interactions in the North Atlantic

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 559-583

  Taylor, Arnold H ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression tracks; Gulf Stream; Interannual variations; North Atlantic; Ocean atmosphere interactions; Sea level pressure changes; Zooplankton variations

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; AIR/SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DEPRESSION TRACK; DEPRESSION TRACKS; NORTH-SOUTH SHIFTS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA/LEVEL PRESSURE; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENTS;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH); ATLANTIC, GULF STREAM;

EID: 0029808018     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199605)16:5<559::AID-JOC26>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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