Decadal deep-water variability in the subtropical Atlantic and convection in the Weddell Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C10, 2001, Pages 22425-22440

  Stössel, Achim ^a   Kim, Seong Joong ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC BOTTOM WATER; DECADAL VARIATION; DEEP WATER; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; OUTFLOW; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA;

EID: 0035171395     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000335     Document Type: Article

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