The origin of Intermediate and Subpolar Mode Waters crossing the Atlantic equator in OCCAM

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Drijfhout, S S ^a   Donners, J ^a   de Ruijter, W P M ^b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SURFACE WATERS;

DIAPYCNAL MIXING; GLOBAL OCEAN MODEL; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; SUBPOLAR MODE WATERS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

GLOBAL OCEAN; INTERMEDIATE WATER; MODE WATER; MODELING; SUBDUCTION; WATER MASS;

EID: 20044390788     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021851     Document Type: Article

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