How wind-forcing and air-sea heat exchange determine the meridional temperature gradient and stratification for the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Bryden, Harry L ^a   Cunningham, Stuart A ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic Circumpolar Current; Buoyancy forcing; Eddy effects on ocean circulation; Eddy heat flux; Stratification of the ocean; Wind forcing

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT; HEAT FLUX; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; WIND FORCING;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0345415075     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001296     Document Type: Article

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