An investigation of the link between lead-induced thermohaline convection and arctic eddies

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1179-1182

  Bush, John W M ^a   Woods, Andrew W ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY; OCEANIC CONVECTION; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINE WATER; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC EDDIES; LEAD INDUCED THERMOHALINE CONVECTION;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0034352459     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL002314     Document Type: Article

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