Mechanisms for spreading of Mediterranean Water in coarse-resolution numerical models

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 8 PART 1, 1999, Pages 1682-1700

  Gerdes, R ^a   Koberle C ^a   Beckmann, A ^a   Herrmann, P ^b   Willebrand, J ^b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; WATER EXCHANGE; WATER MASS;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0343339860     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<1682:mfsomw>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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