Motional induction in North Atlantic circulation models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C5, 1997, Pages 10353-10372

  Flosadottir A H ^a,b,d   Larsen, J C ^b   Smith, J T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GCM; MOTIONAL INDUCTION;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030873982     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC03603     Document Type: Article

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