Hydraulic estimates of Denmark strait overflow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Nikolopoulos, Anna ^a   Borenäs, Karin ^b   Hietala, Riikka ^c   Lundberg, Peter ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Denmark strait overflow; Hydraulic theory; Real topography

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; DEEP WATER; OUTFLOW; WATER MASS;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN; DENMARK STRAIT;

EID: 0142060635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001283     Document Type: Article

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