Ocean gyre circulation changes associated with the North Atlantic Oscillation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 3374-3400

  Curry, Ruth G ^a   McCartney, Michael S ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATIONS (NAO);

OCEANOGRAPHY;

GYRE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035712281     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<3374:OGCCAW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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