A numerical study of dense water outflows and halocline anticyclones in an arctic baroclinic slope current

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Chao, Shenn Yu ^a   Shaw, Ping Tung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dense water outflow; Eddy shedding

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; CURRENT; DENSE WATER; HALOCLINE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTFLOW;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0141940677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jc001473     Document Type: Article

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