Upper ocean variability between Iceland and Newfoundland, 1993-1998

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C12, 1999, Pages 29599-29611

  Reverdin, Gilles ^a,c   Verbrugge, Nathalie ^a,c   Valdimarsson, Hedinn ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

^c CNES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; GYRE; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE; UPPER OCEAN; WARMING;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033573432     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900182     Document Type: Review

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