The location of diapycnal mixing and the meridional overturning circulation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3578-3595

  Scott, Jeffery R ^a   Marotzke, Jochem ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

BUOYANCY FLUXES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

HEAT BUDGET; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; MIXING; OVERTURN; THERMOCLINE;

EID: 0036987467     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<3578:TLODMA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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