Three-dimensional dynamics of the subsurface countercurrents and equatorial thermostad. Part II: Influence of the large-scale ventilation and of equatorial winds

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2610-2626

  Marin, Frédéric ^a   Schopp, Richard ^a   Hua, Bach Lien ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VENTILATION; WIND EFFECTS;

POTENTIAL VORTICITY (PV);

OCEAN CURRENTS;

COUNTERCURRENT; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SUBSURFACE FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WIND FORCING;

EID: 1642578845     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<2610:TDOTSC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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