Effects of the mixed layer time variability on kinematic subduction rate diagnostics

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 427-443

  Da Costa, Maria Valdivieso ^a,b   Mercier, Herlé ^c   Treguier, Anne Marie ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MERCATOR OCÉAN   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANNUAL MEAN VELOCITY; COARSE-RESOLUTION MODELS; KINEMATIC SUBDUCTION; WATER-MASS SUBDUCTION RATES;

WATER;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; WATER MASS;

EID: 18844411419     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2693.1     Document Type: Article

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