Three-dimensional observations of a deep convective chimney in the Greenland Sea during Winter 1988/89

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2316-2343

  Morawitz, W M L ^a   Sutton, P J ^a   Worcester, P F ^a   Cornuelle, B D ^a   Lynch, J F ^b   Pawlowicz, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; DEEP CONVECTIVE CHIMNEY; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; WINTER;

GREENLAND SEA;

EID: 0030391178     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<2316:TDOOAD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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