Modeling decadal variability of the Baltic Sea: 2. Role of freshwater inflow and large-scale atmospheric circulation for salinity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2003, Pages

  Markus Meier, H E ^a   Kauker, Frank ^b  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Climate variability; Freshwater inflow; Major Baltic inflows; Modeling; Stagnation period

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; DECADAL VARIATION; FRESHWATER INPUT; MODELING; SALINITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 1542286743     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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