Transient diapycnal mixing and the meridional overturning circulation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 334-341

  Boos, William R ^a   Scott, Jeffrey R ^a   Emanuel, Kerry A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STORMS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

BASIN BOUNDARIES; HEAT TRANSPORT;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CIRCULATION; MIXING; OCEANOGRAPHY;

MIXING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 1342308950     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<0334:TDMATM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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