Distinguishing the influence of heat, freshwater, and momentum fluxes on ocean circulation and climate

Journal of Climate

Volumn 15, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 3686-3697

  Saenko, Oleg A ^a   Gregory, Jonathan M ^b   Weaver, Andrew J ^a   Eby, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; WATER WAVES; WIND;

FRESHWATER;

CLIMATOLOGY;

FRESHWATER; GYRE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SURFACE FLUX; WIND STRESS;

EID: 0347367041     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2002)015<3686:DTIOHF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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