Descent and modification of the overflow plume in the Denmark strait

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1351-1364

  Girton, James B ^a   Sanford, Thomas B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; THERMAL PLUMES; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

PLUME DENSITY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

DENSITY CURRENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; STRAIT; WATER MASS;

DENMARK STRAIT;

EID: 0042739444     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<1351:DAMOTO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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