Deep-water formation and meridional overturning in a high-resolution model of the North Atlantic

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1142-1164

  Böning, Claus W ^a   Bryan, Frank O ^b   Holland, William R ^b   Döscher, Ralf ^c  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; DEEP WATER FORMATION; MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030477472     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<1142:DWFAMO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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