Modeling the three-dimensional upper ocean heat budget and subduction rate during the Subduction Experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C11, 2000, Pages 26151-26166

  Spall, Michael A ^a   Weller, Robert A ^a   Furey, Peter W ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; HEAT BUDGET; SUBDUCTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UPPER OCEAN;

(NORTHEAST); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034477773     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000228     Document Type: Article

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