The relation of seafloor voltages to ocean transports in North Atlantic circulation models: Model results and practical considerations for transport monitoring

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1547-1565

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

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELLING; TRANSPORT PROCESSES; VOLTAGE DIFFERENCES;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0031406139     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<1547:TROSVT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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