Observations of open-ocean deep convection in the Labrador Sea from subsurface floats

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 511-526

  Lavender, Kara L ^a   Davis, Russ E ^a   Owens, W Brechner ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUOYANCY; CATCHMENTS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

DEEP MIXED LAYERS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

HEAT BUDGET; INTERMEDIATE WATER; MIXED LAYER; OCEANIC CONVECTION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 0036478845     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<0511:OOOODC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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