A study of the Iceland-Faeroe frontal variability using the multiscale energy and vorticity analysis

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2571-2591

  Liang, Xiang San ^a   Robinson, Allan R ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; OCEANOGRAPHY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; VORTEX FLOW;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; COLD MEANDERING INTRUSION; ICELAND-FAEROE FRONTAL (IFF) VARIABILITY; MESOSCALE STRUCTURES; MULTISCALE ENERGY; VORTICITY ANALYSIS;

LANDFORMS;

BAROCLINIC INSTABILITY; COLD WATER; ENERGY BALANCE; OCEANIC FRONT; VORTICITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 13644264950     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2661.1     Document Type: Article

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