Mixing and advection of a cold water cascade over the Wyville Thomson Ridge

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1392-1413

  Sherwin, Toby J ^a   Turrell, William R ^b  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cascade; Overflow; Rockall Trough; Vertical mixing; Wyville Thomson Ridge

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; MIXING; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL PLUMES;

NORTH ATLANTIC WATER (NAW); NORWEGIAN SEA DEEP WATER (NSDW); PARTIAL MIXING; RIDGES;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 20744444759     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2005.03.002     Document Type: Article

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