A modeling study of upper ocean winter processes in the Labrador Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C10, 1999, Pages 23411-23425

  Tang, C L ^a   Gui, Q ^b   DeTracey, B M ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b Guideng Research and Technology   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ICE COVER; ICE-OCEAN INTERACTION; MODELING; SALINITY; SEA ICE; UPPER OCEAN; WINTER;

LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 0033569075     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900214     Document Type: Article

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