Stochastically forced mode water variability

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 8 PART 1, 1999, Pages 1772-1786

  Hazeleger, W ^a   Drijfhout, S S ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CIRCULATION MODELING; MODE WATER; STOCHASTIC PROCESS; WATER MASS;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033380992     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1772:sfmwv>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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