Data-based meridional overturning streamfunctions for the global ocean

Journal of Climate

Volumn 16, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 3213-3226

  Talley, Lynne D ^a   Reid, Joseph L ^a   Robbins, Paul E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS;

GEOSTROPHIC VELOCITY;

CLIMATOLOGY;

DEEP WATER; GLOBAL OCEAN; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; OVERTURN;

EID: 0344553305     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2003)016<3213:DMOSFT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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